There has been quite a bit of progress on the garage since I last posted. This will get you close to where we currently are, with the exception of today's work.
Since the lintel over the large door was finished, we needed to finish the lintels over the windows. These are much easier and take a lot less time mainly because they are only one block high. Dad did a great job setting up the boards for the windows to make sure they were straight.
I have been asked to detail a little more on how to make a lintel. Once you have the board set up and level, you need to cut the centers out of some blocks and then lay these blocks across the lintel with mortar only in the vertical joints (not between the wood).
This is a good shot of what the blocks look like before we add the concrete and rebar. There is going to be four pieces of rebar put in the blocks, which gives it tensile strength.
Once filled, the lintel is very strong and can hold the weight of the blocks.
Now. Many people who have seen the large lintel (Caroline's grandfather, uncle, and father) have commented that they don't think it is going to work. I am proud to say that we took the support out from under it (carefully) and it held! Engineering works again! You can also see Kim Dietz, a coworker of mine, who has helped out a LOT in the past weeks.
Overall progress has been very good. Here is a sample of the ones I like to illustrate our progress, and I have also linked to the album with all of the pictures from the past two weekends. Most importantly, we finished the 19th row on the street side, which means WE ARE FINISHED WITH THAT WALL!! We won't be laying a single additional brick on that wall. I am very happy to say this.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/117598496317711140914/albums/5666522117843166881
Since the lintel over the large door was finished, we needed to finish the lintels over the windows. These are much easier and take a lot less time mainly because they are only one block high. Dad did a great job setting up the boards for the windows to make sure they were straight.
I have been asked to detail a little more on how to make a lintel. Once you have the board set up and level, you need to cut the centers out of some blocks and then lay these blocks across the lintel with mortar only in the vertical joints (not between the wood).
Once filled, the lintel is very strong and can hold the weight of the blocks.
Now. Many people who have seen the large lintel (Caroline's grandfather, uncle, and father) have commented that they don't think it is going to work. I am proud to say that we took the support out from under it (carefully) and it held! Engineering works again! You can also see Kim Dietz, a coworker of mine, who has helped out a LOT in the past weeks.
Overall progress has been very good. Here is a sample of the ones I like to illustrate our progress, and I have also linked to the album with all of the pictures from the past two weekends. Most importantly, we finished the 19th row on the street side, which means WE ARE FINISHED WITH THAT WALL!! We won't be laying a single additional brick on that wall. I am very happy to say this.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/117598496317711140914/albums/5666522117843166881
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