Wednesday, November 13, 2013

1514 END - Balcony


BEFORE WE BEGIN








THE DEMOLITION

Taking down the ceilings





Starting on the balcony floor




Rusted drip-edge 




Signs of water penertation



Note the bow in the balcony floor
The upper column is pushing through the floor



Balcony floor so rotted it is coming apart by hand




Shoring in place



A view from the other side of the golf course



Column base rotted





The bow in the metal strap shows how much
the column has dropped from its original position




Rest of the floor removed



Floor joists removed



Rotten side header





The pry-bar has been pushed through
a 6" x 6" support column



Rotten front header




Dismantling front header - by hand



The bottom of a supporting column


The inside of a supporting column



Bottom of supporting column



Same column open for inside view




THE REBUILD

Building the columns



Concrete lintels installed




Connecting rebar installed





Installing the floor joists



The slope of the floor joists




Temporary decking



Flooding blocks and lintels with concrete





Flashing removed



Shoring removed



Installing the decking



New deck and flashing installed



Installing waterproof membrane



Framing out the columns



Forming the headers



Arches installed




Hardie decking installed



Ready for tile



Installing the ceilings




Starting lath installation






Installing the stucco




Final Pictures











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