It’s been a few weeks since we’ve updated the blog regarding our construction progress. The combination of a two week delay as we waited for Xcel Energy to hook up power to the site and some adverse weather conditions put a damper on visible progress. We are now well on our way and figured we [...]

 We are making steady progress over at 4230 Raleigh Street. Nothing incredibly glamorous or exciting has been going on but we are making steady progress and should optimistically be framing in the next week or so. As you can see below, the job site signage is up. A more legible PDF can be found here.
 
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Now that our shoring has had time to cure we have been moving forward with things at 4230 Raleigh Street.

Excavation was pretty straight forward as we have a flat site and a pretty square footprint for the foundation. 

Once the excavation was complete, we were able to get the installation of the drilled piers underway. The [...]

Prior to actually getting the foundation for 4230 Raleigh Streetbuilt, we are installing shoring piers along the edges of the adjacent property boundaries. Below I will run you through some photos of the work but it might be worth a little explanation on what exactly shoring is and why it is necessary.
Shoring is used to [...]

After a six week delay due to asbestos mitigation and tree protection issues with the City of Denver Building Department we were finally cleared and ready for demo on 4230 Raleigh Street.
The demo contractor hadn’t given us a start time but as Jenn and I walked to Tenn Street Coffee to get her some caffeine [...]