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February 2004 The preparation for replacing our 1920's basement began in May 2003. Nine months later, demolition and construction began.
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Monday, February 16 Pouring rain & standing water. Six men arrived around 8am.
Removing the back chimney
NW Corner Cribs are the stacks of wood that hold the beams & jacks
NE Corner
Lifting a beam off the trailer
Leveling and tightening the beam. (Blue at top of picture is my umbrella)
Beam near front chimney (you can see all the way to back of house)
Inside view, SW corner
Inside view, NE corner & near where stairs once were
Tuesday, February 17 MOVING UP
This is the only section without the basement below
Placing beams in the NW corner of the house
A jack in the SW corner
1 of 4 jacks that lift the beams that support the house!
Chimney
This is the motor that drives the pump that pressurizes the jacks that lifts the house (estimated at 150,000 pounds!)
While 1 person mans the motor, 3 remain under the house and 2 others are outside - all monitoring the process
North side
NW Corner
North & West sides
South Side
The house is raised in increments (4 times). After achieving a certain height, cribs are shored up with additional 6" x 8" x 4' timbers and jacks are adjusted.
SW Corner (front)
SE Corner (back)
NW Corner (front)
Back of house
March 1 - 5 EXCAVATION Breaking up concrete walls & floor Monday
North Side
Backhoe moving concrete chunks
View from inside & underneath
Digging out the concrete floor using a jackhammer (attached to bobcat) Tuesday
East end
South side; stairs are almost out
SW Corner Thursday
Back
NE Corner
Driveway (a.k.a. mudway)
View from across the street Friday
Laying gravel down
Moving & excavation by . . .
March 8 - 12 Tuesday
Removing debris, dirt, & concrete from the driveway
Now it's time to rebuild . . .
FOOTING FORMS
View from back; forms are in place for footings (wall foundation)
Front
The red tubing is a plastic cover over a copper tube (furnace oil line)
The section without rebar marks one of two outside doors
Water & sewer pipes
Jerry (plumber) came over on Saturday to move sewer and water pipes
Pipes were redirected to what will be the inside of the new walls
March 15 - 19 CONCRETE FOOTINGS Tuesday
SE Corner
Front
It's a tough job watching the concrete slide down the chute
View from front Wednesday Removed forms and raised house an additional foot
March 22 - 24 WALL FORMS Monday
South side
Interior (south side)
North side
Interior (north side)
Interior (towards front SW corner) Tuesday
North side . . . note window frames
South side . . . section to left framed on both sides
East side top view
March 25 - 26 CONCRETE WALLS Thursday
2 trucks and a pump
Concrete is pumped through the black hose
One keeps it flowing; another pounds on the plywood; two others use a machine to move it to the desired location
Top of the south wall Friday
North side
South side March 29 - April 2 TRENCHES Thursday
Trench to the culvert running along the street
Drilling into the culvert
The plug that was drilled out
Laying pipes that will connect to rain drains around basement foundation
Trench for electrical conduit and Steve (electrician)
Jerry (plumber) laying copper tubing for water line
Work by . . .
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April 5 - 9 Tuesday
Filling holes with tar
Next, two layers of heated tar is sprayed below grade
Fiberglass panels in place
Work by . . .
Wednesday
Perforated pipes for footing drains & ABS pipe for downspout drains
South side
Drainage rock
Dumping rock over pipes
April 19 - 23 BACKFILL Thursday
Breaking up old well casing
Filling wheelbarrows
Dumping dirt around basement perimeter
South side; well casing gone and section dug out for stairs
North Side
East side; section dug out for stairs Friday Prep work on underside of house (shimming, fixing dry rot...)
April 26 - 30 Monday
Conveyer belt shoots gravel inside through window frames
Leveling out gravel piles (rock is entering on right side)
Base of front porch
East stairs (retaining walls)
Framing retaining walls for south stairs in 86o weather
COMING DOWN Wednesday
Same process in reverse, with much better weather!
NE Corner
South Side
NW Corner
Shimming up chimney from both sides (by ladder)
Dangling electrical wiring & temporary supports down the middle
SW Corner
NE Corner
Beams are pulled out and hauled away
North side
Leveling and shimming chimney
Keith makes it all look so easy For Comparison
Before & After Lift
New Walls & Back Down
Thursday - Friday
Jaime & I put in the (black ABS) ground drainage . . . (red covered copper tubing is for heating oil)
Remaining crib materials were removed
Rock was leveled out Also . . .
May 24 - 28 Wednesday eDay 100f
Electrical box and panel
Friday
Brian, Keith, & company
Concrete for stairs (east side)
South side
2 sets of stairs
At the base is a covered drain
Inside stairs . . . yahoo!
May 31 - June 6 Wednesday - Sunday
PGE made their connections
Bathroom partly framed
Our 10 year old furnace in place
New oil water heater
Thundershowers with some of the heaviest rain I have EVER seen! June 7 - June 11 Tuesday
Steve making ducts & Peter installing ductwork below
Work by . . . First Call Heating & Cooling
Re-leveling the mudroom & installing posts
Hauling away the dirt . . .
Spreading gravel
We have our driveway back! Friday
Ductwork above bathroom
Kevin
North side (plumbing for washer/dryer, bathroom, hot water heater)
South side sink
Washer/dryer hookups June 13 - June 19
June 20 - June 26
June 27 - July 10
Took a big load of construction "junk" to the dump so we temporarily have the patio back. Also, the cats love the catwalk that Jaime built (so they can use the pet door)
Doors & windows on east and south sides
Temporary set-up of washer/dryer
July 11 - 31 Not much happening
August (dog days of summer)
September
October - December
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