Steel Posts – Set
The concrete has set and the posts are all stable save one. A bit more concrete poured into the first course of blocks beneath the unsteady column should fix it so they are all stabile and ready for their walls. Finishing the third course of blocks really helped my eye perceive more accurately the size … Continue reading
Setting Steel Posts
The concrete blocks are steady and the mortar is cured. There are fourteen steel angles that will be used – prep already had to be made for their spacing when laying the block, because there are varying types of blocks with varying sized holes and the steel angles don’t fit in all varieties. The process … Continue reading
Cutting Steel Angles
The TWENTY STEEL ROOF BRACES – generously donated by Mike Whitenberg at Triangle, Inc. from Portage Central High School’s dismantled auditorium roof – needed some work for their purpose in the shed. In order to be useable, I needed to lop off the shorter leg, which angled away from the longer one at various angles … Continue reading
Metal
Today was a day of metal – I was able to bring home steel (pictured above) and anodized aluminum (pictured below). Both of these materials were used in Portage Central High School’s auditorium roof. The steel was the structure that provided the mansard shape, the aluminum was the cladding. Portage Central is getting a new … Continue reading
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