2015/3/16 7:14:29
Week of 3/16/15 – What a great week for the project! With the foundation work behind us, not only did the carpenters get right inside and start stabilizing the wood structure of the house, but the weather cleared nicely for tree work as well. We were able to finish Part I of our Tree Plan and the results are spectacular. We’ve known all these years that removal of the dead & invasive trees and underbrush would reveal a nice view behind the house, but wow – it’s just breathtaking! It will be wonderful to share this view with all of Austin once we get the house into operations. We’re also better able to see other historic site elements like the old brick garden walls, which is tremendously helpful to our landscape designers.
James and the crew have removed all the interior bracing that was installed to keep the house sturdy for the moves back & forth. They’ve removed all the salvageable oak flooring and the old subfloor, and will be tweaking the structure to make it as plumb & level as possible over the next few days. Then it’s on to shoring up (and in some cases, sistering) the joists. Full steam ahead!