I'm really encouraged that our contractors have been arriving before 8am each day, and seem to work straight through the day. At this rate, we should certainly have this project finished in time for our August celebration!
Day 2 and 3 have consisted of:
- digging around the yard side of the house
- securing the house with a jack and boards
- removing the first sill
- initial demolition steps on the Porch
- and the installation of our first new sill
The porch looks much nicer with windows on the driveway side. Removing the porch roofing tiles must not have been fun work in the pure sunlight we've had today. We've also noticed a considerable amount of bumble bees around the house since the digging started, and are keen to find out where they're coming from. Perhaps the retro pop can we found under the house was the attraction!
One last interesting note - in a few places the house seems to be held up by a stone wall, that's up to two rows thick in places, going about 2-3 feet deep. We may try to salvage some of the gorgeous old stone for a walkway/patio, if we can find any corner of the property that will remain undisturbed throughout this work!
More pics here:
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| Reno Project - Day Two/Three |
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