You would think that since the movers came and took everything away on Thursday, there would be nothing left to do at the Irvine house. But we spent much of Saturday and Sunday afternoon there finding stuff hidden in back corners or cabinets and trying to freecycle furniture we no longer need. Although we weren’t at the new house, the steel guys were there on Saturday. They got a lot of the rebar for the board-formed wall up.
Front wall of the house with are in the center for the front door and all rebar done on the left and started on the right.
Today on Monday, they finished the rebar on the right, and got the form up on the left to form the cement. The architect is going to come out tomorrow for the first time to consult on what colors we should choose for the board form concrete and the stucco, which will cover all the rest of the house. Given that we have 2 choices for the finish of the windows and doors (except for the front door), there are not many choices for the stucco color.
Same wall as above with the end wall showing as well.This picture shows the other side of the same wall, ready for the concrete, except that the corner is a different corner on the opposite side.
On Tuesday, they finished up the framing over the board-formed wood, and passed inspection. Wednesday, the concrete will be poured for these walls. Our architect came out for the first time to consult about coloring the concrete. In the end, we decided to leave it untinted. We more or less chose the anodized color of the window frames and the stucco color, although we will order more stucco samples to make sure. The insulation and stucco will cover all of the outside of the house except for this board-formed wall at the front door. The insulation for this wall will be on the inside of the house.
Completely framed in inside board-formed wall.Simple framing around the two windows which were missing some concrete under them from the last pour.
