A little on the Commercial side of things.

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Check this out Peter, that should answer your question.

http://www.anodesystems.com/pro1.html

Marcel

Seems similar to sacrificial anodes on boats Marcel. Interesting, who would have thouhgt.
http://www.mgduff.co.uk/leisure-craf...rotection.html

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Shotblasting old carpet adhesives for installation of quarry tile floor.
Manufacturers will not warranty their adhesives (thin set cement) on top of glues.



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[Peter C. Russell]

Hey Marcel,
Here's a couple pictures of an old mill building. My company renovated the top floor, about 20,000 square feet into office units.

Guess how we made the arches???

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Nice Peter;

My guess would be that if it is a bearing wall, the suport beam is concealed and the fill in is drywall, don't know. ?

At any rate, I think my arches were bigger. ha. ha.

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[Peter C. Russell]

OK Marcel, your arches are bigger than mine.

Here's the trick I used to make the arches correct to match the eyebrow above the window.

I made a perfect 90 degree angle on the floor with chalk, at the corner of the 90 I nailed down a straight edge 12 feet long, I placed plywood on the floor and used this giant compass and scribed a perfect angle on the plywood which was then used as a template for the Sheetrock.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

That usually works well Peter and sometimes for larger radius, one could use a twisted pair of 22 gauge wire and a pencil.

The picture below, however needed methods a little harder for a proper layout consisting of three different radius and slope as well.


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[Peter C. Russell]

Marcel, I would hate to be the one that puts the sill plate on that wall!!!!

Very nice picture, do you have any of the finished product?

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Peter;
The sill plate was easy, but the overhang was a killer. ha. ha.

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[Marcel R. Cyr]

Start of phase 2 on the same building, this time a book store for Colby College.
I will try to send updates on the progress.

Attachment 12741Digging out the elevator pit and exploring any underpinning requirements for the existing wall.

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Attachment 12743Forming exterior wall footings.

Attachment 12744Checking layout with electronic all station.

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Excavation, layout and forming footings.

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[Marcel R. Cyr]

A few more pictures for update.
Footings have been formed and reinforcement is now being added.
Footings are 12" to 18" thick and up to 4' wide with pier footings a little bigger like 6'x6'.
Two matts of steel in most areas. Dowels have been distributed and ready for installation.

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[Marcel R. Cyr]

Back at the Ranch on the other side of the Project, standing seam copper roof panels are being curved by a little robot bender stretcher.

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The copper panels had to fit around a 60' Barrel roof sliced like a cone.
Amazing little machine.

Marcel

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Book Store update;
Well, I got the sequence backwards, but I sure that you all can figure it out.

Attachment 12841 Pour completed in the rain and adding last intermittent dowels.

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Attachment 12843Concrete pump has arrived and ready for concrete.

Attachment 12844 Re-bar is complete and ready to pour.

[Justo Mickey Rivera]

damn, you guys are a little to deep for me here. it's like trying to teach me algebra.

have fun

mic

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by jrivera

damn, you guys are a little to deep for me here. it's like trying to teach me algebra.

have fun

mic

Justo;
We are all here to help and anything I can provide to help you with, I am here.
Just happy to see that some are looking at a Project that is ongoing and hope it sparks some questions from a few and we all learn in the process.

I have a lot more photos, but did not know if anyone was interested in seeing them, so I have been cautious as to how many I post.

Thanks

Marcel
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[Justo Mickey Rivera]

thanks, by all means post away.

actually quite interesting and fun.

it's almost like seeing a HUGE Mr. Rogers show

mic