15 September 2012
12 September 2012
Day 191: Wine Cellar – The true story
On the day that the shutter
work was removed from the concrete wine cellar, I received a phone call from my
builder. “Nadine, I think you should come to site”, he said. I immediately
expected the worst.
When I arrived at site it
did not look that bad. During the casting process the shutter work was not
supported enough and the weight of the concrete pushed the shutter work a
little bit further apart. This caused the plastic pipes to shift. As a result,
some of the pipes were skew and irregular at the visible façade.
The first attempt showing
the irregularities as well as concrete honeycomb at the bottom left corner.
My builder made the decision
to break down and rebuild. The shutter work was thoroughly supported the second
time and the concrete systematically compacted to prevent the formation of
concrete honeycomb.
The final result showing
smooth concrete and even spaced openings. Almost perfect! Now we just need to
fill it up with wine…
P.S. Can anyone tell me why
the flaking occurred at the top?
26 August 2012
Day 174: Wine cellar
We had this idea of building
a wine cellar under the stairs. I designed a simple concrete wall with cylindrical
holes cut in to house each bottle. However,
what seems simple in theory is rarely ever simple in construction. After
exploring the various methods to make holes in concrete my builder constructed
a sample wall using plastic pipes as place holders. The pipes needed to be well
oiled using the correct releasing agent, or otherwise they broke the edges of
the concrete when taken out.
The sample wall showing the
required end result.
Drilling holes in the shutter
work to ensure the correct position of each cylindrical opening.
Shutter work in position to
receive concrete infill.
Now, we need to wait and
see. I will post an update as soon as the shutter boards are removed. I hope
you are as curious as I am…
21 August 2012
Day 169: Cornerstone
I though this verse was
appropriate…
Matt. 7:24
“Everyone then who hears
these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house
on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and
beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the
rock.”
14 August 2012
06 August 2012
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