Cellar Steel

A lot of steel was set this week! The cellar level footings were completed, and the footings under the middle of the living-room floor were poured so that I could start building up the support walls.


First, the cellar. This level is mostly underground, so almost every wall is a retaining wall. This means that the footing for this level is another hefty one! I will also be using a different technology for some of the walls to save space. More on this in later entries.


I've started all of the walls supporting the front of the living-room and the living-room deck. Also visible here is the concrete pour behind the garage that includes the living-room intermediate footing and the bases for the posts.


The wall at the upper left of this photo is the front edge of the living-room deck. About 6 feet to the right where the ICF block steps down is the front of the living-room, which extends from there to the cliff on the right of the picture.


The 4 steel cages for the support columns are visible in the picture below. I poured the base for the columns so that I could take away the supports and set the sonotube forms in place. The lower columns go up to the foyer floor level, the tall one at the bottom of the picture goes up to the dining-room floor level.


Next week will be a short one, but I hope to install the forms and shoring for the living-room floor and set all of the steel for the living-room footings. If all goes well I should be able to pour the livingroom and cellar floors right after Thanksgiving Break!

Happy Thanksgiving to All!