On Monday the first of three orders of Structural Steel Posts arrived! I found a fabricator in Burbank that not only did great work, but did it very fast! They even delivered!
The workers and I heaved the posts from the street level to the top of the garage, then up to the foyer. They were NOT light! Each posts is made from 1/4" thick 4.5" diameter steel pipe with 1/2" thick steel plate on each end.
It took all 3 of us to carefully stand them up into place and set them down on the anchor bolts. As each post was placed, I adjusted the nuts on the top and bottom of the plate at each bolt to make sure the posts were perfectly plumb.
By the next day all of the posts were in place. We next shifted our focus to the cellar. I finished setting the front wall and worked my way up to the full height. Then, we started building the shoring so I could set some of the great-room floor above.
I am still juggling storage space! Since the garage was filled up with the AmDeck, I was unable to get to some of the shoring lumber that was supporting the living-room floor pour to re-use it, so we moved up just enough AmDeck to build the great-room floor AND open up access to the lumber in the garage! Now I could finish the shoring and the floor on top!
It was very satisfying to get the cellar wall in place! Not only will it be my home office, but it helps define where the front of the house will be.
I am not the only construction project in the area making noise and blocking traffic! The Glendale Water and Power department has started an expected 2 year project, replacing a huge reservoir that was under a part of the Chevy Chase Golf Course.
The scale of this project is incredible! It took weeks just to scrape off the grass and soil that covered the concrete reservoir, creating a huge mountain! Now they are demoing the roof and trucking it away. From 7:00am to 3:30pm there is a constant deep hammering sound as they break the roof into manageable bits.
It will be interesting to follow the progress!
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