The worksite at the Hazelnut Inn is rapidly changing these days. The last of the vertical concrete was poured last week. The forms are quickly disappearing and the wood framing on the remaining walls will begin this coming week. The trusses are on order and in the next few weeks the Inn will appear much more complete as the roof goes on. Our contractor sent up his drone for some aerial pictures. The pictures provide a good look at the Hazelnut Inn property and shows how it relates to the Imagination Corporation property next door.
One castle roof to go!
The Hazelnut Inn is undoubtably the most complex structure we’ve built to date. There is a whole lot of engineered concrete and steel throughout. We have cut and welded many, many miles of steel with many more to go before we are finished. The large castle tower roof structure is currently in progress in the shop. Today we substantially finished the welding of the frame and lifted it onto the dolly wheels for easy movement in the shop and to the worksite soon. Jeff cut the bulk of the steel pieces with Matt, Peter and myself doing the welding. It is extremely sturdy and will get more so as we begin the sheeting of the curved roof next week. We still have a little work on the front tower. As soon as that is finished we will begin work on the top tower which will sit on top of the roof. It is going to be amazing to see this giant section of the castle being lifted into place as one assembly. Stay tuned…
Pets
The Clayburn Pet Hospital sign is progressing rapidly. The welded structure and armatures are complete, the sign is routed and glued up, and the lath work is well underway. Grant has been getting quite the workout mixing the sculpting epoxy as I work on forming the animals. Two of the three are now almost done leaving only the small kitten left to complete. The sign is going to be a real head turner when it is complete!
