Got word that demolition is complete. There were a few surprises but nothing earth (or purse) shattering or plan changing. Whew! They figured out that the second story bathroom in the original 1925 house (where it juts out from the house) seems to be "floating out there on its own". Somewhere in the past someone reconfigured the supports (maybe when the 50s addition was put on?). So the guys shored it up and we will work the supports into the new addition. We could have been floating in the bathtub that was floating in thin air.
There used to be half ahouse dead center in this picture!
Also found evidence of an older infestation of termites that may have weakened some of the "surface members of the exterior wall". So again...will work that into the addition construction. I'm pretty sure that isn't the end of that discussion. I'm told this "is not uncommong in stucco over wood construction especially in Florida".
So now our whole house is half...for now. The guys need a great job in tidying/cleaning up the site after demoltion. You can barely tell there used to be a half of house there. They've done a great job with fencing to protect the trees and shrubs.
We hope to get the surveyor/elevation guys out this week...so we can start pouring foundations.
There used to be half ahouse dead center in this picture!
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