660 lineal meters of LVL rafters are delivered on Monday morning
Meanwhile the setup for the final pour of the ICF walls is completed. Only 3m3 of concrete to complete the job.
This time only a small concrete pump is required.
The final pour!
Tuesday saw some the the braces for the ICF walls being removed. More braces were removed on Wednesday, the Carpenters arrived and we get our first LVL beams into position. Issues with the ICF pour on Friday meant that all of the top plates were in place or at the right levels. This meant more work for the carpenters.
Thursday and the cranes (http://www.buchanancranes.com.au/) arrive to lift the structural steel into position. There are only six lengths of steel, two penetrating the thermal envelope (more on this later)
The Franner crane moved the steeel from where they were stored on site and lifted them onto the slab as close as possble to the final location.
A crawler crane then was able to get to the back of the house and lift the steel from the slab to their final positions.
We had previously set the mounting bolts into the ICF concrete in the correct. The steel all fitted without a hitch except for one tab that had to have the corner cut off to miss a block on the fireplace.
While the crane was on site we took the opportunity to move the tank into its final position. Woops, forgot to mention that we had built a garden shed in the way - no probs though.. Now all we need is a roof and rain!
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