This Wednesday’s site visit saw the completion of one of the crawlspaces with another following closely behind. When looking under the floor, the super white membrane offers a very clean, bright environment. All the seams are triple taped and and sealed against the concrete wall.
We also met with the General Contractor and Superintendent to schedule the continued work after the crawlspace encapsulation is complete. In the coming weeks, we’ll start to see the progress on the interior and exterior of the apartment buildings. Stay tuned…
Today’s site visit saw the beginnings of the insulation and encapsulation installation. Whew! Big words. Anyway, using a bubble-type closed air insulation material, the sub-contractor is installing the perimeter stem wall insulation that drapes down onto grade while, at the same time, counterflashing the installation with the membrane. This will all be covered and sealed with a final layer of membrane that will complete the installation. These pictures are from the 200 Building.
Dewatering construction has begun in the crawlspaces of Southview Apartments. Trenches, draintile, sumps and pipes are all being installed in the 200, 300 and 400 buildings. In these pictures you see the graveled trenches along the inside foundation wall where the draintile is buried, leading to sumps and pumps, as can be seen in the next picture. Weekly updates will be posted. Next week? Insulation and encapsulation.
On a recent trip to Las Vegas, I noted this Frank Gehry designed building under construction. In looking up the project to learn more about it, I was surprised to find that it was to be a education, research and treatment center for patients suffering from Alzheimers. The article I referenced explained that the building was designed to be sensitive to the patient’s needs ….because it was entered from the more conventional appearing left side of the structure….Really.