PROJECT

PHOTOS

More cleanup of concrete

October  8, 2003

Billy on lift, again

view with rebar for second floor

ready for cleanup

Billy looking out master bedroom window

view from ground level

view from lower garden

side view of tall augment

view of bathroom window

view of portico openings

look, blue sky!

marking electrical openings

good view of back of dome

Cleaning the rebar consists of hitting it several times with a large hammer and trying to make sure the rebar is clean enough to tie to. The 2nd floor rebar will support the entire 1000 sq ft area of the master bedroom suite and bath. This is bigger than our original house across the driveway. The ceilings will be up to 14' high over the bed! Lots of space and storage for our stuff.

The concrete is getting lighter color everyday while it is curing. It looks better than it did the first day after shotcrete. The sand coat helped a lot to even out the deep sections and make a more organic looking finish. Every day gets us further along toward the finish line.

bedroom window cut out

view out bedroom window

cleaning rebar

good view of both window openings

looking toward the east at rear of dome

Billy waving

cleaning living room window bucks

ground built up for fish pond

cleaned off the footing ring

cleaning v bucks