The level 1 post tension slab poured and curing with materials to form the columns and next floor level staged for future use. The previous slab on grade (parking level 1) is now the support for the ramped portion of level 1. Next in the process will be to lay down sheathing, steel reinforcing, and post tensioned cables. click here for more blogs on the LIV Apartments...
As progress on the Clyde Hill Residence moves forward this post will document progress made during the month of February. As this project was taken over mid renovation our work has been to tweak the design our clients’ desires. These tweaks are enlarging rooms & windows, removing windows & exterior cladding, adding a new roof over the main entry, and more will come in posts to come. View up the hill toward the living room and deck side of the home...
The LIV Apartments take the step to the next level as progress with concrete progresses. Slab on grades have been poured and work now begins on new levels. In order to hold the new levels a series of temporary scaffolds and cribbing will be used to support the weight of the concrete as it cures. In addition to the temporary supports permanent columns are also cast that will support all of the levels above. Work progresses with the form work for...
The LIV Apartments are progressing nicely as this grade is prepared for concrete. Prior to ground covering the various trades have been working to install main lines for plumbing and electrical as the opportunities to do sub grade work get substantially more difficult and expensive after concrete slab on grade is poured and cured. Before the concrete slab on grades a robust waterproofing and protection layers are laid down. These layers serve several functions, one of which being a capillary break...
The Clyde Hill Remodel has begun in earnest. Per our Client’s desire to be moved into the home as soon as possible and given that the project was already under construction, we have been working within the existing building’s envelope as much as possible. Our initial concept sketch for the main floor focuses on preserving the west-facing view windows and collecting the great room and kitchen areas around them. The master bedroom and bathroom were also kept on this floor...
After several months of excavation and ground work at the job site for the LIV Apartments works has transitioned to shoring and foundation work, plumbing & electrical, and the buildings are starting to grow from the ground. The concrete work alone is scheduled to take ten months to complete and represents a large portion of the building. Wood framing will follow concrete and sis scheduled such that framing can start while concrete is being finished on other areas of the...
Our newest custom residential project began today in Clyde Hill. Our clients had been looking for several months for a site for a new custom home in the Clyde Hill / Medina / Yarrow Point neighborhoods and finally found their spot. The site was actually a speculative build by local custom home builder Lochwood-Lozier. Project construction will be placed temporarily on hold while we begin integrating our client’s program and vision into the existing structure. Check back in the coming...
