(at inspection)
A view of the various things left behind
The rotted boiler
And the equally sad shape of the boiler vent pipe
The owner turned on the water from the main right before inspection, bursting the pipes. We never found out if he was bring passive aggressive or is just a moron. The pipe shaped icicle in the photo above is quite remarkable!
August 2014
The non structural walls removed
An ash pit for one of the chimneys, leading up to the old kitchen
These dead white spiders are everywhere.
March 2016
Excavating beneath the watery mystery PVC pipe
An smash through attempt to vent out the furnace (?)
March 2018
The plumbers finished the hot water installation
Here are the new gas lines!
This is the repaired water line coming into the basement.
Our tankless hot water heater.
June 2018
We had the house structurally reinforced. The main beam was removed and replaced. The house was raised five inches.
Temporary columns installed.
The house getting heavier!
Hammering the first 2x10 into place.
Triple beam sandwich complete!
The house is level!
Beams cemented into the foundation.
The posts secured to the concrete pad.
All work complete.
Basement stair repair
December 2019
Our new hydronic boiler system installed, compatible with cast iron radiators.
A pan of the basement. The mans voice belongs to the exterminator who treated our house for against termites
September 2014
New support posts installed
A useless beam! Looks like a beaver got to it.
November 2014
We heard a family got foreclosed on in the 80s and poured concrete down the drainage pipes. Here is the proof!!
January 2015
Our old circuit breaker box...
.....and our new one!
March 2016
The clean out door under the living room chimney
March 2018
The plumbers finished the hot water installation
Here are the new gas lines!
This is the repaired water line coming into the basement.
Our tankless hot water heater.
June 2018
We had the house structurally reinforced. The main beam was removed and replaced. The house was raised five inches.
Temporary columns installed.
Wood framing installed.
One of the main beams cut, ready to be removed.
Beam #1 down
Beam #2 down
Digging channels for the new footings.
Rebar installed in the channels.
Concrete curing in the channels.
Starting the lift
The house getting heavier!
Hammering the first 2x10 into place.
Triple beam sandwich complete!
The house is level!
Beams cemented into the foundation.
The posts secured to the concrete pad.
All work complete.
Basement stair repair
July 2020
Sump pump installed
August 2021
Pete dug this trench leading to the sump pump.
May 2022
Pete and Dad built a new staircase to the basement after I learned Pete fell off the ladder to the basement, broke his collarbone, and didn't seek medical intervention!
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