Framed

There was a lot going on this Easter weekend but we did manage to get some more work done on the East wall.  You can see in the picture above, the temporary framing support for the window next to the opening for our sliding glass door.  We wanted to have the narrowest possible “post” between the window and door so we created one from the same material that the Faswall blocks are made out of.  I ripped down panels that are actually meant to be used for raised garden beds, and formed a vertical box beam.   Because of the recycled wood content in this material, I was able to cut it on the table saw. We added a piece of rigid foam insulation and two sticks of rebar going up through the beam. The rebar actually extends down into the foundation.

 

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After being sealed up, it will get filled with our lightweight concrete mix.

 

While we managed to get much of the wall blocks in place, we didn’t get a chance to fill them.  Hopefully that will happen next weekend.

 

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