Friday 17 March 2017

A few more pics as it comes out of the ground



So we're up to where the floor will go. Lots of brick, lots of steel, and lots of concrete. Meeting the new earthquake codes is expensive, but well worth it. 


Foundation build continues. This shows the moisture barrier component of the foundation. Our street floods regularly during the rainy season, so the foundation is designed to prevent undermining of the foundation by running water. These voids will be backfilled and the floor will be above the black beam.


I'm guessing by the location that these pipes are either storm water drainage to the street, or cistern overflow, or both. I'll have to confirm that.

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