Day 31 - October 10th 2014
Work has ceased out the back! The floor, frame and roof trusses are up and it's now time to focus on the front of the place - and what a mess this will create!
First Chris and McCallister (his apprentice) dig the holes for the footings.
The hollow square steel section for the two main upright columns and the C-section steel beam to hold the upper level floor of the balcony are lying on the grass.
Next the left and right footings are poured ready for the uprights.
The upper level balcony railing disappears and Chris attacks the concrete with the huge concrete cutting saw.
The lovely fluted concrete columns also get a trim and begrudgingly, we agree that they will have to go as part of the reno. So sad!
The mess from the saw is everywhere as the concrete dust and water slurry splashes over everything - especially the large glass panels of the sliding doors and the big windows of the flat downstairs.
Next, the bricks below the windows of the flat are removed to expose the interior floor level. This leaves a hole in the wall about 25cm x 10cm. From inside the flat you can see daylight through it but Chris solves the problem by stuffing an empty cement bag in the opening. Voila - no more daylight.
The steel uprights are bolted to the footings and the joists are attached to give a solid base for the decking that will go on later.
All ready for the next stage which will be raising the main steel cross beam up to the top of the support columns.
You can see the place where the bricks once were below the windows and the solid concrete slurry coating to the front window in this photo.
One steel column is also visible at the eastern end of the deck joists.
First Chris and McCallister (his apprentice) dig the holes for the footings.
The hollow square steel section for the two main upright columns and the C-section steel beam to hold the upper level floor of the balcony are lying on the grass.
Next the left and right footings are poured ready for the uprights.
The upper level balcony railing disappears and Chris attacks the concrete with the huge concrete cutting saw.The lovely fluted concrete columns also get a trim and begrudgingly, we agree that they will have to go as part of the reno. So sad!
The mess from the saw is everywhere as the concrete dust and water slurry splashes over everything - especially the large glass panels of the sliding doors and the big windows of the flat downstairs.
Next, the bricks below the windows of the flat are removed to expose the interior floor level. This leaves a hole in the wall about 25cm x 10cm. From inside the flat you can see daylight through it but Chris solves the problem by stuffing an empty cement bag in the opening. Voila - no more daylight.
The steel uprights are bolted to the footings and the joists are attached to give a solid base for the decking that will go on later.
All ready for the next stage which will be raising the main steel cross beam up to the top of the support columns.
You can see the place where the bricks once were below the windows and the solid concrete slurry coating to the front window in this photo.
One steel column is also visible at the eastern end of the deck joists.
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