I rubbed my eyes, I had to be imagining things outside my little camper window. Were there PEOPLE WORKING on our property? Monday Strickland Supplies put scaffolding up, three levels high on two sides. Lee & Cates, the glazing company, tried to remove one of the 20′x12′ panes of glass and couldn’t – the sound of a piece of glass that size shattering is something to hear. Other panes were safely removed.
Tuesday, the scaffolding surrounded the house and Hygema, the house movers/shoring company, had already jacked up the worst sagging corner of the house. Wednesday, all levels along the back of the house were supported by wood beams and steel jacks.
Our sexy renovation arbor
Thursday, for the first time, we could see the crisp, straight lines of each level of the house, returned to its original glory albeit still surrounded by scaffolding. Sounds silly, but we were utterly thrilled. One post that used to hold up a corner of the house now sits an easy two inches off of the ground. And here are some pictures.
Outside corner post of house now floating off the ground
My first “renovation” post on this blog. Ah, smells like progress.
I say leave the scaffolding after the renovations are finished. It gives the place a “jungle gym” feel. Lawsuits from injured children be damned.
Congratulations!!!I hope the move goes stmhooly (as stmhooly as any move can go…).And very cool looking bldg.klh
Exciting times! Great to see the work commence and we look forward to many more updates on the progress.
Cheers, T, P, L & A
I like the picnic table/chairs under the scaffolding – giving the kiddies a bird’s eye view?;)
We are so excited to hear things are underway!! Call us when you can!!:D
I’m so excited for ya’ll! You can already see the difference in the lines of the house for sure and I can’t wait to see more progress. Congrats on finally getting started!