Sunday, June 25, 2017

The concrete was cured and ready to build a new wall on today. So that's what we did.


We poured more concrete under the next set of widows and will probably totally rebuild the entire wall back there next week.


Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Holy Crap!  What's holding up that wall?

The sill plate which connected the studs to the foundation was completely gone.  The wall is literally floating in air as there is a 3" - 6" gap under every stud along the back.


Fortunately we were expecting this, as the rainwater was splashing against this wall for decades without an overhang or gutters.  So we had the supplies on hand:

Rob built a wooden form and we poured 18 bags of concrete to create an 8" foundation wall on top of the original stone foundation.  We will frame out a new pressure treated sill plate and studs next week once it is all cured.



Sunday, June 11, 2017

Siding happened.

First we installed a bit of flashing in the corner where the roof met the wall

Then siding

What's next you ask?
The windows and rear wall in the last photo above were damaged and will receive a little TLC.
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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Been raining for what feels like 100 days,  but today we just worked through it.  We're soaked, but we're finished with the roof.  The last shingles went on today.



I wrapped the fascias in aluminum and then installed soffit.


I had seamless gutters installed today also.  I used a company called Water Be Gone based out of Orange County NY.
Mike,  the owner,  did a beautiful job especially how he routed the downspouts.  I couldn't be happier.

Hopefully, next week we'll be putting on siding!