Insulation has been applied in the upper level of the house, and framing is complete in all but the upper level. Finishing the cutting for windows now…..lots of work to be done to the site as we have a forecasted break from the rain for a few days…..
Foam going in
Unreal. At any rate, we are making significant headway and should see the framing complete, stairs in, electrical and plumbing rough done in a week. The interest in our product line is increasing almost daily, and we are preparing to roll out a line of plans which we will post on our website once complete. Keep watching, soon come big change up here on the mountain!
Bumpouts almost complete
ceiling joists going up
kitchen door framing
modbox 3...
Well, it has been a very busy week or so, and an extremely productive one at that. June 4 and 5 DwellBox team members headed to Atlanta and participated in the launch of an extremely progressive design studio. The program is a collaboration between Emory University, the City of Atlanta, and the Community Design Center of Atlanta. Over the next 9 weeks, architecture students from Clemson, MIT, Duke, Emory, and Tuskegee University will be working with architects, designers, industry leaders and professionals to complete working plans for several ISBU homes. The focus of the project is multi layered, but revolves around a few primary principles: ISBU as the core of the structures, use of green or repurposed materials, energy efficiency, and overall site planning. Using these principles, the focus will also be on developing awareness on the part of planning and code officials, as well as shifting perceptions among potential clients/consumers. It was a very exciting launch, and we were very pleased to see the interest in ISBU development taking hold on so many levels. City officials, design professionals, energy experts, ISBU industry leaders ( little DB plug!), engineers, and rising architecture students all focused on the integration of ISBU process and product! What a great thing….We look forward to being involved in this project for the next few months…Meanwhile, back on the hill, the TAD ASANA has been moving right along. The 5th ISBU has been set, framing in the basement, and most of the first level is close to complete, and today should see several trades all working around each other to make serious headway. I expect the plumber to run his stack today, the welders to get the 2nd floor stairwell opened up, and the framers to complete the 1st floor, and a good portion of the 2nd floor. We should also be removing ( or at least taking steps to remove) the cargo doors on all 5 ISBU’s. These ends will be framed out with various windows and doors………We have also taken the steps to keep 90% of any rain that might hit us completely out of the structure….this became very important once we started putting in new framing, as we do not yet have our roof on….Boone NC saw historic levels of rain in the month of May, so we really had our hands full. We are looking ( optimistically ) to be finished with the TAD in 4-7 weeks….depending on which of us you ask!
framing going on...these doors have got to go!
by todays end this will look very different!
4 out of 5 in place.
Worked today on cutting for stairwells and vertical supports. Primarily metalwork for the next week or so.
early morning onsite
Friday Morning started out very well. Gary from Boone Crane was ready by 8am, and by 8:30, the team had ISBU’s moving. With very minimal wrangling, the first two ISBU’s were up and set on the foundation. Our up front work paid off as the foundation, and anchoring assemblies were all within a 1/16″ tolerance. The only real hiccup of the day was when the third 40′ unit arrived on the truck, and was a high cube, rather than a standard. The TAD ASANA design calls for the upper most floor to be built out of all standard height ISBU’s. So, here we were; crane onsite, and no way to use this 40′ unit. As luck would have it, we had been discussing with the crane operator the merits of ISBU’s and just how handy they were in general. When he saw the unit on the truck and realized our position, he quickly stepped down from the crane and had the 40′ box taken straight to his house! So with only a slight ( ok, maybe not so slight.) delay, we were back on task. The rest of the set went flawlessly, and by 5pm, we had our superstructure up, and secure. a few shots to highlight the day:
First ISBU going up
#1 in place
Lining up #2
#3 up
So it appears I need to address some file size issues in order to upload more photos….stay tuned, I will be back!
After a successful pour of the foundation on Friday, the forms were removed, and the basement slab has been prepped for the plumber to come and rough in.
gravel in, ready for plumber...
moving dirt for proper slab height
Monday was a great weather day, and we had a lot of activity onsite. First thing in the morning a second ISBU was brought in for the welders to begin prepping. As the day warmed up the welders were also able to prep the foundation to ready it for the set of the first 2 ISBU.
waterproofing, sill prep....getting ready
The set has been rescheduled for Friday at this point as there was still a great deal to be done in order to have a smooth evolution. Waterproofing of the foundation also happened yesterday, and the building inspector is scheduled to inspect at 10am this morning.
Not a lot of time to write today….got the foundation poured yesterday….over 35 yards of concrete….lots of #9 steel….this house won’t be going anywhere!…Forms come off tomorrow, waterproofing and backfill will be Monday. Big day on Tues…..Crane and all 5 boxes go up!….busy busy..stay tuned. Thanks to Garrett, Gary, Chandler, Coastal Carolina Pumping, and Clemens welding!
Footers have been dug, inspected, and poured. Forms for foundation have been erected, and we await the building inspector as I write this so we can pour. In the meantime, The ISBU which will house the kitchen , stairwell, etc. has been modified a great deal. By having this work take place while the footer and foundation work takes place is a great time saver in the overall timeline of this project. We had every intention of making modifications to both of the 1st floor ISBU’s, however steady rain, and a steep driveway forced us to drop the second ISBU on a site across town. Not a huge issue, just a little lesson learned! So, without further delay…..
Forms going up for the foundation...
Sub floor out, vertical supports going in.....
good shot from above homesite of the magic all happening!
quick plug for the boys at Clemens Welding....making it happen!
Well….no other way to say it…..today has been wet and muddy to say the least. No power company because of…rain. No footers being dug because of….rain. All we were able to tackle today was to start the removal of the subfloor in the first ISBU. Clemens welding sent over a man to cut some air holes for us as the process of removing the flooring was extremely dusty and smoky…..so once again we are working with steel and fire….more to come.
