6030 House windows begin

Let there be windows.



Strange as it may sound, windows go in before the walls in this house. Photos of today's activity are up on the 6030 House Flickr set. The page is getting quite fat so be patient while it loads. Dial-up beware.

More info on the EcoSteel products at the EcoContempo web site.

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6030 House plywood...

The floor deck went down



The plywood floor deck went down over the past two days along with some other misc work. I have to say that these floor joists and the plywood deck were the slowest part of the build so far. The alternative of steel bar joists and steel deck would have gone in faster I am quite confident. A small observation about carpentry vs steel. Photos of today's activity are up on the 6030 House Flickr set. The page is getting quite fat so be patient while it loads. Dial up beware.

More info on the EcoSteel products at the EcoContempo web site.

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6030 House frame near end

The framing work is just about done.



The last of the framing work went in today - a few loose ends to finish tomorrow, but panels should begin. Photos of today's activity are up on the 6030 House Flickr set.

More info on the EcoSteel products at the EcoContempo web site.

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6030 House makes time

weekend? we don't need no stinking weekend...



Apparently an EcoSteel install crew knows no rest, as these guys were out there honking steel beams in place on a beautiful saturday. Photos of today's activity are up on the 6030 House Flickr set.

More info on the EcoSteel products at the EcoContempo web site.

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6030 House roof beams and wind

The wind put a stop to roof beams but much else was done.



A few of the roof beams were placed before the wind put a stop to it. The crew turned to other pieces to be installed. Photos of today's activity are up on the 6030 House Flickr set.

More info on the EcoSteel products at the EcoContempo web site.

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6030 House floor beam day

The floor beams went in today.



Today the hot-rolled steel section floor beams went up. The roof beams should be next. The light guage floor joists will follow but I am not sure where in the sequence. Photos of today's activity are up on the 6030 House Flickr set.

More info on the EcoSteel products at the EcoContempo web site.

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6030 House rising

The crew gets to work on making a house.



The crew is into it now. The main frames will go in first, followed by the sub-framing. Today the first posts were lifted and temporarily bolted down until the frame is squared up and all the bolts tightened. Photos of today's activity are up on the 6030 House Flickr set.

More info on the EcoSteel products at the EcoContempo web site.

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