Brick, Block and Steel Work Begins: June 2, 2008 until ???
So, part 3 of the project has begun. Demo done. Foundation done (thank God!) and now the masons begin their work.
In a nutshell, our friendly neighborhood developer is using a block, steel and brick method, one floor at a time (not the discussed "monolithic pour" method that would have had the piers and floors poured out off concrete, all at the same time, floor by floor). So, brick and block work is laid in first, steel is then brought in for the floor, decking laid down and the floor poured. Once the floor is dry, back to the brick and block work. One floor at a time.
Not only are the folks at Chez 311 happy with the masons, we love the new brick as well, Wakefield Bordeaux from Canada.
Supposedly this process, the exterior of the building, should be done by mid-July. Let's wait and see.
As a side note: we'll be taking more "passive" photos at this phase (and moving fwd). No need to find out who the knuckleheads are in Alex's crew (though he may not have any, we hope...)
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Date: 06/02/2008
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Album: The Masons Arrive, Brick, Block and Steel Days Begin: June 2-June 4, 2008
First few days of work prep the site for the installation and pour of the first floor's concrete. Busy, busy!
Date: 06/02/2008
Size: 13 items
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Album: The First Floor is Poured: June 5, 2008
Well orchestrated crew gets the first floor poured, leveled and smoothed all in a day's work.
Date: 06/05/2008
Size: 10 items
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Album: Brick and Block Days 01-03: June 6-June 9, 2008
The first few days go off without a hitch. Crazy early summer heat, but the crew manages and the first floor begins to shape up.
Date: 06/06/2008
Size: 19 items
Views: 7
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Album: Brick and Block Days 04-06: June 10-June 16, 2008
More fun in the wicked hot sun of our early June work. Great work by "most" of the guys.
Date: 06/10/2008
Size: 32 items
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Album: Brick and Block Days 07-09: June 17-June 19, 2008
The boys get above the first floor (our back porch roofline), our roof is flashed and there goes the the 2nd story windows at 313 23rd Street.
Date: 06/17/2008
Size: 13 items
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Album: Brick and Block Days 10-14: June 20-June 24, 2008
Work, work, work as the crew raises the height to the 3rd floor.
Date: 06/20/2008
Size: 10 items
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Album: Day 15's 3rd Floor Decking and BIG Balcony: June 24, 2008
Day 15 has the third floor decking and steel laid in for the pour. Boy, don't those balconies look big? Wait, they are!
Date: 06/24/2008
Size: 9 items
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Album: Brick and Block Week 5: July 4-10, 2008
Post flood fiasco, we now goto weekly posts since the building is now above our house's height and windows. So a wee bit of recon from now on.
Date: 07/04/2008
Size: 21 items
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