Work on the library has started in earnest. The worst thing about the Library build is that the back hoe broke and everything had to be accomplished by hand.
The footer was dug and poured by had using my mixer. The framing was built and then the stem wall was poured.
Ready for concrete for the stem walls
Termite tubes are installed.
Adding dirt and starting compacting. A regular compactor was rented and used. As a side note all the dirt was dug by hand and moved over by wheel barrel.
The dirt is compacted and the rebar is in place ready for concrete
The concrete is down
Framing
More framing
All the interior sheeting is up
Just about finished with the sheet rock
The walls are now painted
The inside and out side walls are covered with osb. The outside walls are covered with an epoxy membrane More to come.
Chuck: What are termite tubes? Here they are mud tubes the termites build when they get above ground to keep their environment damp as they do their damage. Yours are PVC but what is their point? Ken
Ken, I was thinking the same question!
It is so I can put poison in the soil to kill the termites, which we have a serious problem with here, with out re-drilling the floor every time. The wood shop has to be re-drilled every few years to fight the termites.