Tag: Peter Vaiciulis

  • Boathouse Repairs 4: Redecking Complete

    Boathouse Repairs 4: Redecking Complete

    More good news on Rosslyn’s boathouse gangway repair project: redecking is complete. The necessary mechanical adjustments were made, sleeper joists were properly flashed, decking was consistently spaced, the correct number of posts were installed in a structurally sound manner, and the redecking was actually completed. Eureka! It’s a pleasure and a privilege to celebrate yet…

  • Boathouse Repairs 3: Fabricating Post Wraps

    Boathouse Repairs 3: Fabricating Post Wraps

    It’s time for a progress report on Rosslyn’s boathouse post fabrication. Peter Vaiciulis and Sia Supi Havosi have been beavering away lakeside as autumn blurs into winter. Unfortunately, their decking progress has been stalled because the moisture content of the lumber is still too high. In contrast to the previous contractor whose work required extensive…

  • Icehouse Rehab 4.5: Foundation Collaboration

    Icehouse Rehab 4.5: Foundation Collaboration

    Last Friday I gushed that it’d been a monumental week. No hyperbole. Tackling (and completing) Rosslyn’s icehouse foundation was an epic accomplishment, a concrete collaboration conjoining two separate teams to rescue the foundering concrete project. And while Friday’s post was brief, timely-but-abbreviated recognition for the indefatigable individuals who pulled off this remarkable feat, today I’ll…

  • Team Barbecue: Cheers!

    Team Barbecue: Cheers!

    Another short and sweet post to mark the end-of-week team barbecue. With four fifths of the icehouse concrete dream team present (Tony was unable to join), it was a well earned chance to take a break from work and celebrate. Susan and I are profoundly grateful for the problem solving and priority juggling and camaraderie…

  • Icehouse Rehab 4: Concrete Work Complete

    Icehouse Rehab 4: Concrete Work Complete

    It’s been another monumental week! After the concrete subcontractor melted down a week ago, mere days before starting work on the icehouse, our in-house team decided to undertake the foundation and slab themselves. Today I can report with profound pride and pleasure that it was a total success. The crew is gathering tomorrow to celebrate…

  • Boathouse Repairs 2: Boathouse Gangway Posts & Pier Cladding

    Boathouse Repairs 2: Boathouse Gangway Posts & Pier Cladding

    Photo essay showcasing progress on Rosslyn’s boathouse repairs made Peter Vaiciulis and Sia Supi Havosi last week.

  • Icehouse Rehab 3: Ready for Rebar

    Icehouse Rehab 3: Ready for Rebar

    What a week! It’s been another productive stretch in the early phase of Rosslyn’s icehouse rehabilitation project. While site work ramped up outside, sculpting existing conditions into the vision percolating in my head, the icehouse’s interior underwent final preparations for structural steel, forming, and concrete. And, as of today, we are ready for rebar. In…