The concrete footings for the new brick front and rear walls were poured today. Even Elemental Building’s Chief Operating Officer got in the mix! Of course, the mix included flyash/slag replacement (see info on the ‘Greenest Garage in Chicago’ page for more information on the benefits of flyash concrete). Unfortunately, though we ordered 50% flyash, we only got 35%. Why? Because most builders (even when they are trying to be green) order 35%, so our 50% order got lost in the shuffle. Just goes to show you how much diligence it takes to overcome the status quo.
- The calm before the storm
- Live Action!
- Game on! Slawek, Ted, Tom and Cesar break backs!
- TED: “Tom this is heavy”, Tom “No Kidding”
- “I’m all in”, Slawek jumps into the nearly finished footing.
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The pictures speak for themselves — in the calm before the storm you can see you are actually calm both before and after the storm. Sorry my friend, from this point forward, you can’t go back.