Eco-Panels Window Footing Install Video

Bldg B Second level deck

Gary and Fitz and crew have completed the upper floor deck and are working on the scaffold, deck plates and ramp for 2nd floor wall panels to be installed on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Bldg B First level walls Second level floor

Crescensio is painting the AC Ply on the corner panels. Since some of the panels are stored on the site (covered with waterproof tarp) and the installed panels are exposed to rain until the building is dried in completely with windows, doors, roofing, etc. all interior AC ply must be protected with a coat of primer. We use Zinsser Acrylic Primer from the St. Thomas Paint Depot.

Tuesday, More Wall Panels Going Up

Good progress, good crew, good weather, thank you no-longer-extant Tropical Storm Colin.

Monday, Aug 2, 2010

Unexpected delays unloading container.

Three panels for B bldg were hidden in back with A panels so the guys spent hot hours unloading about 75% of the container to locate them. We had advised Eco-Panels we wouldn't use the container for storage so they loaded for optimum packing. We do keep the container for the one week or so allowed by Tropical Shipping without demurrage charges so we should have arranged for the panels to be packed in the order we use them. That way they are pulled and placed directly onto the building site. That might not be 100% possible if it creates too much wasted container space so if panels aren't packed in order for the next pod shipment we'll work on having a specific loading list so we'll know where to find any that are not with their building section .

We also had some confusion on the panel identification but it worked out in the end and the work was underway on B (lower building) walls by late morning on Monday.

Thanks to Mike and Charles at Eco-Panels for being always available by phone to answer our questions and help us out.

Floor panels are installed

Fitz and Jason along with the other crew completed the placement and foam seal of both floors by 9:30am Friday. Amazing.
















Next step is to set the fasteners












Views of and from B building deck


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July 29, 2010 The Eco-Panels have arrived

The panels arrived after a challenging day of customs and excise clearance bumps. Many thanks to Sharon at Boynes Trucking and Customs Brokerage who expedited and saved us a full day of paperwork and travel. Compliments also to Lucien Sylvester (you may remember him pulling the lumber rack from the side of the road) he picked up the 40' container at 4pm and set it perfectly off our drive on a side parking area by 6:30pm Wed night.


The plan was to unload each floor panel and put it directly in place but the panel plans didn't ship with the container so while waiting for emailed copies of the floor and wall plans the crew unloaded all floor panels and moved them into approximate position.







Gary of SOL carpentry made fast work of moving the floor panels from the upper road to the upper slide.








Segundo, Gary and John Fitzgerald, owner of SOL Carpentry.








The corner panels were first to come out of the container, they will go under tarps until we need them next week.


For more information on the Eco-Panels please view their website at eco-panels.com