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This morning before heading into work I stripped three of the form panels just to see what the wall looked like. I have to say I'm very pleased with the results. So far everything is looking straight and true. The vibration produced a very nicely consolidated wall with very few air bubbles...

Going good. :bounce: Yes. Concrete is in and I'm ready to start stripping the formwork after work tonight. Couldn't resist peeling a few panels off this morning to check things out. See bottom of the post for end result. Otherwise, the pictures are basically in "order of operations" along...

Using a router to cut some notches into the top chamfer strip for the formwork. The notches provide room tabs on the form panel clips at the top to sit flush. Detail of one of the clips showing the tab and hole sin the chamfer strip. Chamfer strip and corner detail of the formwork...

I think they'll be more than that. Total project cost for the house is in the $6-7+ million range.

Only issue is that you need the right kind of soil. No top soil. And it needs to be free of organic material that could rot and settle over time. Some of the picture make it look a bit more dramatic than I think it might be. For sure there is a lot of water, but it's also dumping down into...

It's tough because we're all on budgets. . . they may be big budgets but at some point we run up against them. My recommendation would be to spend the money up front on things that are hard to change later. Foundation / wall locations. Over all size of the building. Heated floor tubes...

No clue, precisely, it's just what I'm calling the lumber I'm using to create a hole in the concrete wall for the door ways. Maybe I invented a new word. Just checked Merriam-Webster.com . . . I DID just invent a new word. Cool. :cool: I'm actually not required to build to code at all. I...

I think we might have spec'ed one or two for some of our client's houses. They are pretty cool.

I like gardening. . . . but hate mowing the lawn. Perhaps hate is too strong a word but doing the lawn has always been a chore. First when I was a kid and now again that I'm a home owner. I can't wait until my son is old enough to start mowing the lawn. Anyways, shortly after we moved in we...

Looking good James. And yes, sweating the details takes some time but it's worth it in the end. Very nice color. FLW was an interesting architect, that's for sure. I've actually had a chance to tour through the Robie house in Chicago. Very cool building but the floor-to-ceiling heights are...

Rented the form panels last Friday and started setting them up this weekend. Semi-slow process as a one-man operation. The panels are 1 1/8" MDO plywood which, a full 4x8 sheet weight over 100 lb. So the half panels are still 50+ lb. Not horrible but I need to carefully stack the panels on...

Look into a custom built carriage door. It's one option. . . a spendy one but a good outfit will produce a gorgeous door. For example, we are using Real Carriage Doors for one of our client's houses. They are building 5 doors based on our design. Granted, they in the Seattle area and out of...

Depending on the climate it may not be critical to heat the garage. Seattle doesn't get as cold as MI but even so, our garage isn't heated and there's enough heat bleed from the house to keep it warmer than the outside. Not ideal, sure, but I just thrown on a sweatshirt and I'm good. It's...

I'm not an expert equipment operator by any means but some questions do crop up from what I'm reading RE your first post: How big of an area to dig? How big of an area do you need to dig for your garage expansion? If it's a sizable area then you might consider stepping up to the larger piece...

Part of the issue is that in my town, any shed under 200 sf does not need a construction permit (and I don't have to bother with set backs, height limits, etc). I figured this extended to other areas but now I'm not so sure. I'm beginning to think that electrical permits would still be...

The concrete is already poured in the footing. No going back a this point. I did take a bunch of photos if someone wishes to see them, however. Not sure if that will be sufficient. Yes, there is a conduit that extends from under the footing and will be running up through the concrete...

Hi All, I'm building a new shed in my back yard and I'm interested in using the rebar in the footing as part of an Ufer Ground and would like to know the best method for connecting into the rebar. I've read several references to the NEC that stipulate: #4 rebar is used (1/2" dia min) Needs...

Yes. My understanding is that there needs to be a 20 ft length of #4 rebar in the footing that the (I'm mangling terminology here) grounding system / conductor can attach to (or at least 20 ft of #4 copper grounding wiring that is at the bottom of the footing). It also needs to be surrounded...

MM.... Sort of. Though I wasn't thinking about it at the time. Mostly it was a matter of trying to work with a basic shape (box) but trying to make it a bit more interesting (roof form, bracket detailing, and siding system, plus the dynamic arrangement between the two shed buildings). It's no...

I'm thinking a glass store front system if you can find one that is fire rated. Just have to call around in your local market.