August 12, 2025
Day 1,411 of the Adventure
Another unconventional aspect of the housebuilding we're involved in is the top of the block walls. In most cases, the blocks would get laid up to the top and that would be it. After that, the cavities would be filled, or partially filled right at the top to install anchor bolts and create a seal between the blocks and the sill plate (the board that lays onto the top of the block wall) This assumes that your block mason is skilled enough to lay the blocks straight and level. Not being a skilled mason, I am only just close to straight and level. It's not as easy as you might think. Anyway, to account for this, we are forming up concrete forms for the top five inches or so of the block walls. By doing this, we get the tops of the walls perfectly level. Plus, we are filling the entire block wall with rebar reinforced concrete. This means we also get the benefit of a cap layer of concrete that is tied into the concrete filled cavities as one poured unit, adding a tremendous amount of strength to the walls, Maybe overkill, but maybe just good planning. Today, we built the forms to do this on a new continued section of the wall.
Adventure Quote: “Oh yes, well, I find myself unconventional everywhere.” ― Anna Godbersen
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