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Excavation and Foundation Work on the Rowley Victorian
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Excavation and Foundation Work on the Rowley Victorian
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" OK Jim so this is a -- job that's is small amount of sand with which happens next here. What we're going to be doing next is the mason will be arriving to the job site tomorrow he'll begin blocking up. And setting this foundation and giving us the same brick. Finish on the outside so we're gonna end up running a twelve inch block on the bottom. -- an eight inch block set in the back allowing for a brick shelf and then they'll actually tooth this brick -- and continue this veneer right around. Still pull all the old brick that is has fallen out with the stairs. And what will end up doing is once he's dime will pour a rat slab in the bottom here and Ramallah a rat slab just basically we're -- pouring fill in the water hazardous -- yes correct yes. And then now will form two wall panels on either side and then pour those just to help solidify the brick that's there all right but none of that will. Invisible visible justices. Reframed that's correct good and this ain't going anywhere because as you said earlier."
" The minimum concrete was three it's a shame to spend the money for one he had so I ordered the minimum -- the three outs in the bottom. Wolf what. Is the bottom hole so we have plenty of frost protection was -- reactive reported."
" And what happens what's the sequence of events now what happens next. How once the mason is completed and the the brick is finished we're gonna start removing all the siding. This roof up top here on the addition -- the dole was the electricity cut the and in a power in the plumbing that's inside of the cut remove. Interior renovation for that room only. All that will be taken out and removed so what what's the condition of the sill down there. Condition of the sill is that it is rotted and invite. Noticing that the rot is there by the time we go ahead in pull this roof off what's remaining is three walls probably in my best in interest in the homeowners interest actually remove those walls. And stop from scratch tree and rebuild it yes. Often the best way to get --"
" I think -- attempt. We're out of time after what we found today it looks like next week we'll be demolishing and reframing the little addition and installing some new French doors till then I'm Bob Vila. Looking for help find your next project visit bobvila.com. For everything you need to get the job done right you'll find interactive tools -- Planning your next project and helpful how to articles for every room in your home bobvila.com. The ultimate home site."
