Haven’t shown one of these in awhile. This house is being built in Mayer, AZ. Great couple. Made the design easy. Did a lot of sun studies to make sure that getting the view of the mountains wouldn’t hurt them re excessive solar gain. Some clients like more sculpted, some less. Doing a design now that’s going to look very brick colonial, for example…real contrast to the desert theme, but still same construction method.
Shell construction by Mert Hull and Mark Foote, of Colorado Springs, with an assist from Adam Walton and David Holmes. GC is Linda Swalve, of Swalve Construction. Don’t have a darn thing bad to say about any of them. They’re doing exactly what my plans are calling for, so if something’s wrong… View Image View Image View Image View Image More pix of the whole job progression available via the links.
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"More pix of the whole job progression available via the links."
What links? Can I not see them because I have sigs turned off?
Click on any of the pictures. They take you to a site with lots more.
What pictures?
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Wild! How tall are they?! That one looks to be 30' or so.
jt8
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Close...28'.
Cool pictures Cloud!
I dont get to see stuff like that(other then your posts) going up.
Doug
right on Cloud ! so tell me, you inflate that baloon, then what, do a shot crete on a few coats ? Could you explain the process for us ? I bet the technique is almost like building ferro cement yachts ? ..
when do you put the steel in ?
Joe
You gotta address that to Cloud, I cant answer a damn question you have! :)
Doug
I keep forgetting to click the who it's too ..
Inflate the air form. Spray inside with 3"-4" of polyurethane foam. Spray 1/2" of shotcrete, called a pre-shell. Hang the rebar per the engineering. Spray remaining shotcrete per engineering, usually from 4" at base to 2.5" overhead. Usually layered, but depends on the quality of the mix and how it's looking on the wall. Don't spray concrete where you want to make a hole.Certainly related to ferro techniques, but with as many differences as similarities.
Wow!!! That interior shot is cool.....How tall is that room?
Edit: Sorry, I see you've already answered that question....
Edited 8/2/2005 9:08 am ET by Pi
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We're not far from there.....I've put this on one of our short trips!