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Post by catmandewe on Dec 2, 2012 13:03:06 GMT -5
Here we would call that a bomb shelter.
Nice place you got going there Adrian!
It is cool to see the differences in construction between here and there.
Tony
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Post by connrock on Dec 3, 2012 10:29:51 GMT -5
Like a fool I started wearing knee pads after my knees were shot! I don't ever remember seeing a plumber wearing them and a lot of the work is done on the knees. Like that saying goes,,,"Too soon old,,,,Too late smart"! LOL There are no homes here with "flat" roofs due to the heavy snow loads and wood construction.The only "flat" roofs here are those at commercial buildings and about 2 years ago we had VERY bad snow and ice storms.MANY of the commercial roofs collapsed.Many homes also had roofs collapse and for the first time in 43 years we had to ave our roof shoveled off with 38+" of snow and about 18"-24" of ice on top of the snow. The cost to have an average home roof shoveled was about $700.00 here and bigger homes cost well over $1000.00! Fortunately our son shoveled ours and it took him about 6 hours of steady shoveling to do it. This was our front walkway after only one such snow storm last year!Brrrrrrrrr! LOL  connrock |
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Post by Bikerrandy on Dec 3, 2012 20:35:43 GMT -5
The quickest way to get the snow off the roof is to get rid of all of the insulation and crank up the heat. ;D
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 3, 2012 22:40:56 GMT -5
WOW, Tom, there's a lot of snow there! We also have such ammount of snow, occasionally. Haha, Tony, bomb shelter! It's some more re-bar than usual on this slab, because of the areas exceeding the contour of the house. All those areas require reinforcements at the upper face of the slab. The concrete pouring of the upper slab was OK!  Adrian |
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 7, 2012 15:07:53 GMT -5
Hello, friends! Another week has ended to the site. The progress is obvoius, I'd say. The roof is formed by now. So here we go: On monday, the concrete was poured into the upper ceiling cast. Pouring...  and vibrating...  Firstly, the beams:  and then the rest of the slab:  This is how the fresh concrete looked like, right after pouring:  The day after the pouring, the concrete was still too soft to step on it so the rew focussed on small works and repairs at the inside of the house. The most important work was to set in position the stair in the basement:  On Wednesday, the crew lifted the timber for the roof on the hardened - by now - slab   A lot of effort required, as you see. I also gave a helping hand, except during taking the photos above. Then, they lifted up the support for the "bird feeder"...  ... which they put in the center of the slab:  That vertical rod was embedded in the concrete in the very center of the square of the slab and it helped in positionning the support correctly.  Then, lifting the bird feeder:  The timber structure of the roof started with the base frame which follows the contour of the outer walls of the house.  Here, you can see the shape of the roof by now. You can also see a local habit: once the top point of the buiolding is set, a small fir is put on top, together with some bags wit small gifts (a towel and a bottle of wine) for each member of the crew.   Here's a view from the hollow which will provide the access in the garret:  Some more views of the roof in the making:    Today, I placed an icon of Saint George - our Patron Saint - in the top of the "bird feeder". The icon will stay there as long as the house will be, and we hope He will protect us and bring us luck.   And then the roof was completed:   Next week, some finishing works in the basement are in sight, and also setting the shingle on the roof. Thank you for looking, Adrian |
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Post by frane on Dec 8, 2012 8:38:32 GMT -5
They have done some amazing work Adrian and I love your traditions with the fir and the gifts for the workers! I also love the St George tradition as well!
There is only one thing that baffles me...HOW DID YOU GET THE LAST PICTURE OF THE ROOF??? It is so high up above the house! I don't think you have a helicopter anywhere around...
Fran
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 8, 2012 10:16:46 GMT -5
They have done some amazing work Adrian and I love your traditions with the fir and the gifts for the workers! I also love the St George tradition as well! There is only one thing that baffles me...HOW DID YOU GET THE LAST PICTURE OF THE ROOF??? It is so high up above the house! I don't think you have a helicopter anywhere around... Fran Fran, thank you for your words. Here is a picture for you to figure out where did I take all those bird eye pictures from.  As you see, my house is neighboured by a higher one - also under construction. The pic above is taken by my neighbour and you can see me and the foreman of my crew standing on his roof. Anyway, I don't think I'll be able to take more pics from there from now on, as my neighbour wants to set the roof coverage - profiled sheet, which might be affected by stepping on it. Adrian |
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Post by Rockhobbit on Dec 8, 2012 11:18:31 GMT -5
Adrian, I must tell you how wonderful this is to see a beloved longtime friend's dream being unfolded on this very board! So much happiness on your face! I am honored to watch and hope to have coffee with you guys in your house on day!! I can have dreams also! LOL
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Post by connrock on Dec 9, 2012 6:59:18 GMT -5
Hi Adrian,,,
A lot of progress this week,,,,,,once the roof goes on most of the heavy work is finished and the inside of the house can start to take shape.
The "bird feeder" will not only hold up the roof but will be a place for Saint George "live" and keep you and your family and new home free of harm and give you years of happiness!A WONDERFUL tradition!
The fir tree and gifts are also a nice tradition,,,,I can understand the bottles of wine but why towels?
There seems to be a lot of construction near you.Is this only in Budapest or all of Romania?
I hope all goes well this week and soon we will see pipes and wires being installed! LOL
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 9, 2012 8:44:42 GMT -5
Hi Adrian,,, A lot of progress this week,,,,,,once the roof goes on most of the heavy work is finished and the inside of the house can start to take shape. The "bird feeder" will not only hold up the roof but will be a place for Saint George "live" and keep you and your family and new home free of harm and give you years of happiness!A WONDERFUL tradition! The fir tree and gifts are also a nice tradition,,,,I can understand the bottles of wine but why towels? There seems to be a lot of construction near you.Is this only in Budapest or all of Romania? I hope all goes well this week and soon we will see pipes and wires being installed! LOL connrock Tom, the towels are a rememrance for the workers, from each house they are building. I have to ask you Tom: are you a rock star or such? 'Cause , generally, it's them who come here to BUCHAREST and shout "Hello, BUDAPEST!" ;D Bucharest is our capital city, while BUDAPEST is the capital of Hungary, one of our neighbouring country. Both starting with BU, agree, so hence the usual confusion. Relax, anyway, there was also a politician from your country which came here and mentionned Budapest instead of Bucharest. I told this to you just to be sure that, when you're gonna buy the plane ticket to visit me, you won't buy one to Budapest Adrian |
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Post by mossyrockhound on Dec 9, 2012 21:17:47 GMT -5
I am amazed every time I see more of your construction! Thanks for sharing. You can be sure that the big bad wolf will never blow your house down!
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Post by connrock on Dec 10, 2012 6:47:52 GMT -5
No Adrian I'm not a rock star or any other kind of star and SURELY NOT a geography star!
I apologize for my mistake and an VERY sorry.
Tom
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Post by SteveHolmes on Dec 10, 2012 12:08:27 GMT -5
That is very cool Adrian! I love hearing about the different traditions you have there....such as the gifts for the workers. I have never recieved a gift from any business or residential owner after finishing a project. What the heck?!?! I guess I need to move to Bucharest to be appreciated. (Haha) I am also thrilled your neighbors are in the Christmas Spirit and not scrooges. I noticed their Christmas Decoratons hanging in the windows next door. It's coming along super fine. Very Excited for you all.
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 10, 2012 15:27:15 GMT -5
Thank you, Steve! Good eye, you noticed those Christmas deccorations on the neirghbour's house. Tom, no need to apologize but if you did they're gladly accepted anyway I appreciated very much your comments along this post and I was looking for them with - probably - the same interest you were looking for my updates. Sheri, regular or decaf? Don't be affraid to dream and to BELIEVE in your dreams. This is a thing I learned here on RTH, where I fulfilled things I couldn't even dream of. Adrian |
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Post by deb193redux on Dec 10, 2012 16:35:19 GMT -5
will there be insulation in the roof?
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 10, 2012 23:45:58 GMT -5
Daniel, therw will be thermal insulation in the roof, of course. The roof is the place where a lot of heat is lost, if not propperly insulated.
On the upper concrete slab there will be a layer of 10 cm (some 4 inch) of styropor and then plywood to step on.
We might also add a layer of thermal insulation on the inner face of the roof.
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Post by pporky on Dec 12, 2012 19:08:25 GMT -5
Great progress Adrian, thanks for the updating
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 14, 2012 7:57:03 GMT -5
Hello, friends! Well, the real winter came here and kinda stopped the works on the site. Anyway, I am very pleased about the progress made this season. There was a perfect timing in finishing the major works. Although the works have been few, there were some events which I'd like to share here. Firstly, on Monday the crew came on site, together with the snow and with another member. A short term member, as you will see:  A young buck which I promissed to the crew from the first days of the site. They found one in their neighbourhood (countryside) and brought him on. Better and cheaper and more fresh than buying it from a supermarket or such. Ain't he cute? But, above all, he proved to be dellicious. The foreman is also a skilfull chef. If you are sensitive, don't scroll down. Nothing extreme, but still... OK, your choice:   I can tell you I did not take part at the sacrificing moment. We ate a dellicious stew from some meat and most of it is still in preparation to be good for a barbeque. Back to the house, the only things happening these days were the delivery of the chimney for the fireplace and of the shingle of the roof. You can see them in the following pictures:   The look of the house, from the outside, is pretty much the same you know, except the snow layer which I cannot wait to see it gone:   Thank you for looking, Adrian |
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Post by sheltie on Dec 14, 2012 9:37:19 GMT -5
The progress is wonderful!
The rest of it reminds me of when I was in the Army stationed in Turkey. We decided to buy a lamp from a local farmer for a BBQ. We picked it up and put it in a Jeep, between the front seats. The two guys in the back seat then became recipients of the lamp getting upset! (they also had to clean out the Jeep when we were through). None of us could eat the lamb after it was cooked though and I often wonder if it was because we became too "close" to it. I think one of the guys fell in love! Everyone else said it tasted great.
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 14, 2012 10:59:51 GMT -5
I think the house is coming along very nicely and will be done in no time flat!!
I can remember having lamb for Easter, part of my fathers Italian upbringing along with ham for those who couldn't deal with the lamb after seeing it cooked on a rotisserie for 3-4 hours before eating, although all the old men would gather there and sip their wine and talk about the old country and how nice the lamb looked....no kids allowed near the fire, except to ask the occasional question then leave to go play with our cousins!!
Good Times!!
Buone vacanze Adrian, a lei, alla sua famiglia, i vostri dipendenti...Buon natale e un felice Anno Nuovo!!
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