Jim has the pour stops done and stabilized on the front and back of the building - today we worked on the pour stop that goes over the beam. To make things more fun, because of the buttress wall there is partial cement and part beam on this section - both requiring different methods.
Jim punched holes where he needs to weld the pour stop to the beam.
Putting the pieces up on top...
Then we needed to use the new 220 cable that Jim made - so he's unrolling it and taking it the shortest path to the carriage house deck.
Grinding the areas where he's going to weld...
Getting the first piece in the right spot...
As always, to make sure things are straight, Jim runs a string down the length of this area.
To fasten to the areas where there is concrete underneath, Jim uses his hammer drill to drill a hole in the concrete, and then uses a tap con anchor to hold it in place.
Getting the welder into the Bobcat...
...and up into place.
The new electric cable made things so much better - no generator and Jim had consistent power without things tripping.
Welding onto the beam...
Look at those pretty welds!
Welding the other side...
Once both ends were done plus the 10' length on one side, there was a smaller piece left in the middle to do. So it was back to punching more holes and starting the process again.
Getting this ready for the last welds.
Jim decided to make some little couplers on the joints just to make sure things were extra strong. So he tack welded them into place.
The finished view from inside the auto bay...looks great!
This is the last remaining snow on the property...the forecast for the week looks like we'll get into the low 60s a few days so it will probably disappear quickly.
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