Assembling the Steel Arches (step 2 of ?)

The Video

The Process

After welding the legs on the steel arches, it was time to assemble the bedroom structure.  The basic elements are the steel arches, placed on the bases and connected by rebar.  The bases were just 3/8th inch thick steel plates with #4 rebar pegs to hold the plates in place.  The pegs were welded to the plates and the arches were welded to the plates.  Small pieces of rebar were welded to connect perpendicular arches to stiffen the assembly. Horizontal rebar was tied on first, just to get things in place, and then that rebar was welded to the structure so it would be safer to climb on.  For the vertical rebar, we started with 5/8ths inch holes drilled right into the footing.  I curved each piece of rebar by hand and dropped the straight end in the hole.  We then tied (and eventually welded) each vertical piece to the rest of the assembly.

The Gallery

Some of the little side stories are best told with captions, so here is a gallery