A Palo Alto Project by Architect Fred Blome
Documenting the construction process of a project on Kingsley Avenue.
Week 9
Wall Framing completed
Due to the continuing winter rains, they've kept the work tarped up but are still making progress.
Rear wall of Family Room and Kitchen with the new foundation for the rear porch
This opening in the new Family Room will get a bi-folding french door assembly
The long front to back steel beam is now hidden in the new framing
The Living Room
The old/new office with a new steel shear panel in the corner
The Kitchen
Week 8
Steel beams are installed.
Temporary walls have been installed inside to hold up the second floor while the new steel beams are installed. There is one long beam installed front to back under the second floor exterior wall. Then they've installed a pair of beams going sideways, under the front-to-back beam. These beams extend further out and land on the new exterior wall below.
The front-to-back beam is being persuaded into place over the side to side beams.
The steel beam end on a temporary post
Welding the connections
The lower beams landing on new interior posts. These are dropped below the ceiling and will get clad with painted wood trim
Ironically, we've had to remove almost all of the older original house due to deteriorating foundation, dry rot and termites, leaving the 1980's second story addition above.
Microwaves are required job site equipment
Week 7
Windows ordered!
This was a complicated order as we had a multitude of different conditions including varying wall thicknesses, hardware configurations, and window types. Several of the new windows are French style to match the existing original windows removed. These casement pairs have no center stile or post between them when open. They will also come with push-out hardware rather than the typical cranks. Although all the new windows are aluminum clad rather than painted, the exterior trim and sills will be very similar to the old windows, including extended horns (the portion of the sill extending sideways beyond the trim).
