Thursday, November 22, 2007

This is the detail of 2 windows that have just been installed. The main frame is made up of the head (top piece), the sill (bottom) and the jambs (sides). The frame that hold together the panes of glass is made up of rails (horizontals) and verticals (stiles), between the windows is the mullion (which has not been filled in yet) above rests the lintel and below is the exterior sill which is sloped to direct water away from the window.
Around the window we can see how the bricks are cut accordingly and it is evident that the window is in a preplanned location (as it always is)-every other row of bricks ends just at the window frame.
In this picture we can see that the top half of the building is farther along than the bottom half. In the top we can see the vents that are made in the brick for fans -most likely for a kitchen. Because brick expands there is an expansion joint created between the two brick sections. On the lower level roof we can see that there is roofing felt laid out as a vapor barrier and it is pulled over the edge a little bit to prevent the seepage of water below the roofing materials into the sheathing. On top of the lower level are stacks of either gypsum board or foam insulation ready to be installed.
The man in this picture is sanding down the foam that has been applied to the exterior in staggered blocks. On top of the foam will go layers of stucco for the finish.

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