The Big Pour at Republic

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[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Two concrete trucks delivered enough concrete today to pour the western beam for our deck at Republic Square around the central Auction Oak.  Our contractors were hard at work as you can see in these pictures…. …

Rain Delay Over for Now

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After three days of rain, our contractors are back out on site working on forming the western beam for the deck.  They’ve be working Saturday too and we’re hoping to pour the first piece by Tue or Wed and the second by Friday, which is the first day of ACL! In the meantime, our new grass on the southern portion …

Veloway Shelter is Complete

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With a grant from the Austin Parks Foundation and a lot of  fundraising by the Hill Country Inline Club, there is now a great new shelter at the entrance to the Veloway with benches where folks can put on their skates, take a break between cycling and skating activities.  These photos are from Hill Country Inline members.

Republic-Concrete Beam Forming

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Work has began on forming up the concrete beams that will hold the deck around the perimeter.  The western beam will be elevated, sitting on the piers, while the eastern berm will be flush with the ground.  We hope to pour the beams by Wednesday or Thursday. Meanwhile, White Construction Co. is excavating madly at the courthouse site across San …

Republic – Footings complete!

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Our Lansdscape subcontractor, Cleanscapes, has finished  the pouring of the four final piers for our 4,000 square foot deck project at Republic Square.  All told, it took three weeks of work (using very careful approaches) to dig, prepare and pour 22 footings. The interior 12 footings are 3 foot by 3 foot  by 3 foot holes with a 3 foot …

Oyster Boot Camp @ Republic

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23 people came out for the free Oyster Boot Camp, a trial run of the Austin Oyster Adventure Race scheduled for October 11th.  While I was there, I snapped a photo of the sign for our Auction Oaks deck project. Folks at the Boot camp did the following: 1) Obtained 24 coffee beans. 2) Biked and took photos of either …

Rooted At Republic

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Excavation with Air Spade and shovels continues at Republic Square.  Here’s a few photos from today. This first photo shows a web of roots, but we can still put a pier in the middle that will avoid all of those roots. The second photo shows  a larger outside pier location (hole) that has only a few well positioned roots, already …

Piers Around Roots

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We’ve now poured 7 of the 11 internal piers for the deck at Republic Square and this photo shows how we’re doing it,  we are moving the pier locations to adjust for the roots that we find.  We wrap the roots in burlap to keep them moist and protected.  Once the concrete hardens (tomorrow) we’ll backfill with soil.

View From Above

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Thanks to Greg Anderson for today’s (09/02/09) view of Republic Square from the 360 Condos.  the former souther berm site is looking pretty green, you can see the work going on under the central auction oak, as well as the courthouse ground breaking ceremony tent. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” …