Day 33: Getting ready for wall lift #2

First off, my apologies to Raphael whose name I incorrectly spelled "Rafael" on several previous posts. I owe him a few beers for that error.

Today we stacked the 10th course of APEX block – the final course before the next wall lift. The curved east and west walls of the utility room were cut.

Two corners of the home were supported and banded with steel straps.

A ledger was mounted on the north wall of the family room. Studs were placed below the ledgers to hold them at the correct height during the lift. Large cable ties hold the ledgers against the wall to prevent grout from leaking out of the J-bolt holes during the lift.

Here is a pic from the southwest at the end of day 33.

“Don’t cut this hole in the wall” man.

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