Week 64 (First bond beams)

In construction photos by Michael Tiemann

Yesterday the first bond beam was established across the outer wythe of the Music Room doors.

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Here’s a bond beam to be for the inner wythe, showing how the (V-shaped) contour of a bond beam differs from a standard CMU:

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You can also see in the above picture (and the next) the many other block cuts that are needed to tie together the structural and electrical layers of the building:

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Finally, a measurement is taken to cut the steel rebar that will lay in the channel of the bond beam, making it strong in tension as well as compression:

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Stay tuned for more progress!