Another month has passed since my last entry! I guess I should give up on my weekly update concept!
Last week the walls started to rise on the Kitchen / Family room level.
First we had to spend a few days carving the rock back so there would be room not only for the walls, but enough room to do the waterproofing. This created yet another pile of dirt!
With no place to put the dirt permanently, we had to pile it in the middle of the diningroom floor! My plan is to pour the kitchen/greatroom walls first, then waterproof, then lift the dirt over the wall.
The window in the family room is just starting to take shape. It will be a nice view!
The rough electrical work in the livingroom and cellar is almost complete. After just a few days of work, Bill from Blue Fields Electric got all of the boxes and wiring set into the walls.
On a traditionally wood framed wall, the boxes are nailed to the studs and holes are drilled in each stud, allowing the wire to be run through the walls from box to box. In ICF construction, I cut channels in the foam with a "hot wire"tool, then the boxes are attached to the concrete core. The wires are run in the channels to, then held firmly in the channel by little squirts of spray foam.
The electrical went pretty easily, once we got the hang of it!
At the end of the week I had a nice visit from some of our out-of-town family!
1 comment:
It's coming along. Keep up the good work and thanks for posting. It's fun for us "out of towners" to watch your progress.
Carl
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