Saturday, March 31, 2012

There is a hole in the floor!!

We are removing a load bearing wall and in order to carry the weight of the second floor and roof, we need to add a few footings. This will bring our house up to 2012 earthquake standards. I'm not an architect or an engineer, but I do understand the laws of physic somewhat. The last thing I want, is to have the second floor fall down into the ground floor.
A load-bearing wall (or bearing wall) is a wall that bears a load resting upon it by conducting its weight to a foundation structure.
Open the door into the kitchen and was shocked to see a big pile of dirt.

Grady navigating the holes and dirt.

dirt and holes

dirt and holes

dirt and holes


getting ready for the footings

footings for the outside

footings for the outside

footings for the outside

footings for the outside

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