Pictures of the House of Steel

 

A request came to see more pictures of the steel.  The second floor supports are still missing - two are in place.  And the 24 x 18 west annex is not attached to the 40 x 66 as yet.  Otherwise, all of the big steel pieces are in place.

A view from the East

The pantry/wine cellar that was first thought of as a tunnel to the garage

A look North down the East wall

One of the second floor supports is in place at the pantry entrance

 

You can see another second floor support at the West Annex entrance.  Also visible are the tabs along the outside of the arches.  The panels and a set of rebar are attached to them.  Very sharp - watch out! All of the arches will have them bent up and ready for panels.

A view down the West wall of the main structure looking North.  Notice the first 6 feet is dirt between the two arches.  That allows an overhang for our southern exposure. And between the arches along the side of the structure, there are lots of one inch PVC pipe mostly buried in the concrete slab.  They will hold vertical rebar.  The yellow straps are binders used to help keep the structure stable while erecting it.

  

Looking East from the West side of the structure thru the West Annex to the East pantry

From the NorthWest side looking SouthEast

View from the Northwest corner to the Southeast