Joists Up

We secured the ledgers with lag screws that would work well with pressure treated wood. They were all drilled into structure, whether it be walls studs or large beams, so they are not coming off anytime soon. Once those were in their final place, we cut the posts to height, placed the 4x12 beams up and laid out where our joists would frame into. To prevent rotting in the wood, we sealed the ends and placed building paper between the joist hangers. The upper deck is coming together quite quickly, and hopefully we can get it prepped for decking soon.

Retaining Wall Pour

After our inspection on friday, we were all set to pour on Saturday. With rebar in place and all leveled out, we poured the horizontal mat. Since there is a horizontal and vertical portion, this was done easier with 2 separate pours. Just by digging the earth out, we did not need much formwork for the first portion. 

On sunday, we set up our formwork and poured the vertical part. We soon discovered that the formwork we used was not strong enough and would have to make adjustments to it. We hope to finish it next weekend.