We/our contractors have now logged 7 days of work on our reno project. We now have 3 new sills, and a moat around the house. We are also short one porch and 3 trees! The trees came down in a matter of minutes this morning, and we now have a full sized excavator in the yard! We've organized for our power to be shut off either tomorrow or Monday, so we're now packing to move out! The crew has been digging two trenches under the house, by hand. Luckily, the ground is almost 100% sand so while cramped, the work isn't heavy. Arrow (our basset hound) has already jumped ship (out of necessity - there's a gaping hole at our back door, and our front door has been boarded shut) to a luxury kennel (aka my parents' house).
It's been hinted that the beams to support the jacking will be put in tomorrow. With any luck, Foxhall Cottage will be airborne early next week.
Pics of the porch removal, tree removal and trenches are posted to Picasa here:
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| Reno Project - Beam trenches |
here:
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| Reno Project - The trees come down! |
and here:
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| Reno Project - Porch demo |
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