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Hey friends, you should see this Coastal Rammed Earth project coming together. The owners will be moving in soon and the finishes are coming together. The concrete floors have been ground to a fine polish with the aggregate exposed, the cabinets, glass, tile and other finish work are getting near completion. Keep your eyes here for more great shots to come.
As you can see this Costal Rammed Earth project is moving into finishes! The photos are of a few of the professionals working on this project, it is truly a work of many! From master carpenters, Roofers, tile setters, steel fabricators, cabinet builders, concrete polishers…………. The list goes on and on! Thanks all for your efforts to get this amazing project completed. The exterior steel decking is almost all in place as well as the rails. Inside the concrete floors are getting polished, drywall plastered, and cabinets are being set.
The project on the hill is getting its final shape. Toasts are in order as we have finally set the last Glue Lam and will have the roof frame completed in a couple of weeks. The last Earth has been Rammed and the first glass will be installed the first week of November………………………….. Pretty amazingly shaped beam isn’t it??
One of the unique aspects with this project is the fact that we are completing the roof before we cast the floor and then we will build the walls between. The lighting, fire sprinklers, low voltage wiring etc. are all placed in the roof and below the slab, then we will connect the dots…………………….. The end result will be amazing!
The garage columns are poured and we are done tying the re-enforcing steel, so off we go ……………Forming for the second phase of Rammed Earth
Concrete flatwork out back, slab set up Utilities in the roofing……………. Things are moving along well. We have set all the Glu-lams in the Main portion of the home, and sheeted them. We are now moving to installing the overlaid roof framing, ceiling utilities & exterior decks. This photo of the hanging of the Glu-lams at the central column shows some of the craftsmanship necessary to install these 1000 pound beams. Of course all the notching in the bottom of these will be filled and sanded flush, wait to see it then!
Wow, there is a lot of stuff that gets placed under the concrete and soil that goes into a home!! This web work is for the Coastal Rammed Earth Home and will provide gas, electric, water, fire suppression, vent ducting, telephone and much more. Now that this is in the ground we will be able to complete the roof and get the crane out of the front room!!
This Coastal Rammed Earth home has some incredible features in the design. The central column will house a wood stove, provide ventilation, light, and support for the whole roof structure. There will be 26 Glue-Lam Beams up to 59 feet long when complete. As you can see all of the cuts are double angled miters, and there are a lot of them! This structure will support a ceiling “sandwich” a total of only 43/4” thick which will house all of the lighting, solar & PV pre-plumb, fire sprinkler and other plumbing. This hill is so steep that the crane used to install these beams is stationed in the front room, and is progressively working it’s way out of the building. Hat’s off to the crew!!
This is a picture of Ben Korman the Architect of this exciting Coastal Rammed Earth Home. We have about half of the beams and purlins up, and are starting to sheet the master bedroom area. Looking good!
This photo is of our Coastal Rammed Earth home. This is the future entry that will have a glass pivot door, with a glass canopy. We are currently setting The Glue Lams for the roof framing. Look for this posting soon.
