June 11, 2008, Site Meeting

It has been several weeks since I was at the site and almost a month since I have updated the blog. I did not take pictures at the last site visit. As you can tell, the project has come along dramatically in the last month. The building is starting to really come together. The roof is complete enough for the drywall to be hung and finished inside the building. You will also notice all the conduit, duct, and sprinkler system pipe that has been run along the ceiling. The outside is looking good as well. The brick work has almost been completed. The windows will be installed as soon as the brick work is done. You will also not the dryvit work just under the roof over hang. This is going to add a nice touch to the outside finish.

This picture shows the sheet rock above the block. The block will be painted red and the sheet rock above will be a tan color.

This is a picture of the bar area. You will notice the finish area above the bar. Ceiling tiles will be placed inside this area to provide a cleanable surface above the bar.

The duct work is being installed.

This a picture of the frame for the right patio canopy.

The brick work is almost complete. The dryvit detail under the roof over hang is starting to take shape.

The view of Bryant Denny Stadium from the roof. You will notice finished metal roof color.

May 7, 2008 Site Meeting

The major progress this week includes: electrical rough in, metal studs on exterior, mechanical rough in, roof framing, and exterior drywall. The major development is the power pole on the side street that had to be moved. The pole was determined to be too close to the building and roof over hang.

Roof frame work.

The power pole in the middle is the one that is being moved. The new pole is to the right with the orange cones around it.

The exterior dry wall has started to go up on the rear of the building. The brick will go on top of this.

The metal stud framing is above the front entrance. The exterior dry wall will go on top of this then the brick will continue up the building.

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April 30, 2008 Site Meeting

Brick being laid on the Grace Street side of the building.


Inside shot of bar area.

Front entrance.

This a shot of Bryant Denny Stadium from the roof.

Shot of bar area looking down from second floor storage room.

Back of building.

April 16, Site Meeting

The Houndstooth is starting to come together nicely. The brick work has begun. You will notice the accent brick with the rough surface every seventh course on the way up the side of the building. This will break up the look of the brick nicely. The roof joists have also arrived. In the pictures below, you will see the crane setting the roof joists in place. These pieces will be welded to the steel structure. This will allow the roof work to progress in a timely manner. The block has been damp proofed on the outside of the building. The black color is from the application of the damp proof material.



Brick work being completed on the side of the building. This gives you a good look at the accent brick course.

This shows the front right brick work. This door will open onto the patio.

The crane crew is setting on of the roof joists.

This is another shot of the roof joists.

April 9, 2008

The Houndstooth continues to make good progress. The initial layer of asphalt has been completed in the back parking lot. At our meeting, we reviewed change orders that involve a protective bollard fence on the back of the property, canopy and roof drainage systems, an emergency roof drain and electrical wiring for the pool hall. It appears that all of these items will be implemented, though some of them are not necessarily required. They are all in the best interest of the building and property for the long run. The pictures below begin outside the front of the building. You can see that the block has been completed up to its total height. Studs and drywall will complete the walls to the top of the steel frame, and, of course, brick will be on the outside.

This crane is laying steel on top of the block wall after concrete has been pumped into the cavities of the block.

You can see a shot of the crane truck as well as the concrete pump truck arm coming over the building from the back.

This is the right front entrance that will lead to the patio.

You can see the arm of the concrete pump truck that is being used to pump concreted into the cavities of the block wall. This will provide support and insulation.

This is an inside shot of the bar area.

Another inside shot.

April 2, 2008 Site Meeting

The block work progress continues on the Houndstooth. The block does not go up to the top of the building. Metal studs and drywall will go on top of the block wall to complete the walls up to the metal frame. You can see the final heighth of the of the block in the second picture below. Scott, with K&A, says that the project is still about two weeks behind due to the site work that had to be done in the beginning. He believes that this lost time should be picked up by May. The project should be back on schedule at that time. Roof joists will be in by the middle of April.

This is a picture of the bar area. You can see the center counter stand in the middle.

This is the left side of the front of the building. This door will open into the patio area.

This is the front of the building. You can see the main entrance in the middle.

The back side of the building is shown in this picture along with the fire hydrant that the fire department required us to put in for them.

This is a sample of the brick pattern selected for the outside of the building. You will notice the accent pattern on the top and bottom.

March 26, 2008 Site Meeting

The Houndstooth building is coming along at a good pace. The nice weather has definitely been a positive.

The block work has begun at the back left corner of the building if you are looking at the Houndstooth from University Blvd.

This is a shot of the bar area. The bar top will go on top of the block support.

This is a close up of the steel connections. They all look real good.

As you can see, all the steel structue is now in place.