You got a taste of the big hole that is now on the North side of the house from the last post. I thought however you'd like to see the process (spoiler: it includes some exciting demo too).
We started with one excavator, but it turned out to be too small to do the job.
This was the hole that was left from removing the big tree stumps. Did I mention they were big?
The weather turned colder just at the wrong time. (Note for next time: don't build in the winter. Check.) We thought the frost had only gotten about six inches into the ground, but on the shady North side it was probably more like 20 + inches. Those aren't boulders in the hole, just big slabs of frozen dirt. The excavators had a hard time getting through.
Checking the depth.
The next step was to put the new beam to the test and take out the supporting structure and floor below.
All that had to go.
Supporting walls and floor joists had to be cut and separated from the remaining house. It took a lot of work, and had many great volunteers helping that day. I couldn't have gotten it done without them! Thank you!
All exposed. The bathtub was imbedded
about an inch and a half into a six inch concrete slab. It had to come out the same way as everything else.
The cast iron tub goes on its final ride. It will be used in another location.
The tub was an interesting pre/early Art Deco piece. You can see from the stamp on the bottom that it was the Pembroke model; manufactured on 9/15/1917!
The dangling part of the stairs were all that was left to take off.
The final product. The hole feels awfully deep with the house hanging over the top.
A strange view out the back door. That first step's a doozy!
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