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Oct 30
Sept 04
Haven't seen a main pier incorporated into the secant wall before.
Getting down to the first level
A red crane base - along State
Sept 09
The blue shirt says "City of Chicago Inspector"
Capping the scant wall
Water tank ?
A soundation pier built into the secant wall
Sept 16
A big sleeper on the secant wall
Doing double duty, the pier as part of the secant wall.
NOT YOURS !
Sept 23
More testing
Leveling down
Sleeping on the secant
How many workers can you spot ?
From the past
Oct 9
Cleaning off the tops of the piers - the (a) mat will go here.
A load bearing wall - or a wall bearing pier ?
odd 2 level topping on these
Secant wall
Oct 15
Buried utilities ?
Oct 29
An exhausting shot
The priests - blessing of the cage
Going a long way to avoid blocking Chicago or State.
Nov 9
Main Matt pour
Going at it from all 4 sides
East
North
West
South
and don't forget the burgers !
Dee was ready to take on the local small dog population.
Additional soil testing outside of the wall ?
Nov 26
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Finishing the ceiling ? - is this is the "mud coat" that the floor will be built upon.
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Secant Wall - with tie-ins for the eventual floor beams
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
I take it this isn't a Jewish company
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Cleaning with feeling
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Note the yellow junction box set in the bottom of the slab - they will be digging out from the bottom.
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
A future Garage
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
In the background you can see the 2 excavators pulling clay out from the bottom of the shaft.
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Dec 20
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Walk this Way
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Chicago | One Chicago by
Harry Carmichael , on Flickr
Dec 18
Going up - note how the vertical runs are made of "shorter" bars bolted together - t here are couplers on the top of these bars as well.
Ready to have the floor tied in.
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Support column built into the secant wall.
Looks like a planter to me
Photo bombed