How cool is this? It’s a core from the house drilled for utilities. Left to right, it’s cement bonded wood fiber-concrete-rockwool-cement bonded wood fiber-3 layers of stucco. I’m going to have to put this up on the wall as a piece of art.
Durisol
2nd Concrete Pour
Second pour on the second floor Durisol is in the bag.The house looks really big and strange now.
Trusses, Twinkies, and Rock and Roll
Tuesdays at the pit are crazy. We have to leave Pentwater early enough for 9am piano lessons in GR, 10:30 allergy shots in Forest Hills, then lunch at the pit, 12:00 cello lessons in Easttown, patients start at 1:10 in Wyoming for me. The kids hang out at the pit all day with Ryan until […]
First Floor Done, No Blow Outs
So our builder, Jake, is the go-to guy around here when it comes to ICFs. He built his own house with them recently. But this is his first project using Durisol. And he was giving me palpitations with his plan to do the entire house in two concrete pours. I was certain he was going to […]
Remembering Our First Pour
On the eve of Jake’s first pour, I’m a little nervous for him. With reason. The potential for calamity is great.
The Durisol Has Arrived
Two semi-trucks full of Durisol have arrived. They traveled from Canada, successfully passing through customs check on their way. Now the entire property is packed with block.