photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Nancy | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Front Room tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map

Front Room

Our Sauder and Bush bookshelves were retired and we organized this room to give Bill a music room and library where he can compose, practice, and be comfortable.

But when we went to start the project, we ran into a big problem. The living room carpet was sitting on a false floor that was hiding a concrete slab that had sunken in and broken in two! Other cracks in the walls indicated that the six piers that were placed ten years before we bought the house were not enough to do the job of stabilizing the living room and foyer that had been sinking. They only held up one end. We were still sinking in the middle and the other end!
previous pagepages 1 2 3 4 5 6 ALL next page
Looking into the front room from the foyer.
Looking into the front room from the foyer.		 Three of the five bookcases that will fill the long wall in the front room. Dog Bina is on the floor, posing.
Three of the five bookcases that will fill the long wall in the front room. Dog Bina is on the floor, posing.		 Bill's new desk from a hotel liqidator.
Bill's new desk from a hotel liqidator.		 One of three base cabinets.
One of three base cabinets.
Base cabinet, open.
Base cabinet, open.		 No wonder the Sauder and Bush bookshelves were leaning!
No wonder the Sauder and Bush bookshelves were leaning!		 Starting from the back corner of the living room...
Starting from the back corner of the living room...		 And to the middle, where the slab has fallen at least 6 inches...
And to the middle, where the slab has fallen at least 6 inches...
And to the front corner of the living room!
And to the front corner of the living room!		 g4/26/242826/3/136031786.RerHkuxJ.jpg Looking down the hole we see the heat duct, and a lot of ...AIR holding up the slab!!!
Looking down the hole we see the heat duct, and a lot of ...AIR holding up the slab!!!		 When did air become an approved fill material for a floor slab?
When did air become an approved fill material for a floor slab?
More air!
More air!		 The cave under the living room floor.
The cave under the living room floor.		 The front left corner of the living room floor.
The front left corner of the living room floor.		 Moving toward the back of the living room.
Moving toward the back of the living room.
the crack goes all the way across the slab.
the crack goes all the way across the slab.		 So the middle of the room has sunk the most and the floor is higher in the front and the back.
So the middle of the room has sunk the most and the floor is higher in the front and the back.		 Behind the front door, see how the slab has sunken.
Behind the front door, see how the slab has sunken.		 That is the door on the left, see how the slab has sunken and cracked.
That is the door on the left, see how the slab has sunken and cracked.
First you dig a hole.
First you dig a hole.		 Then you use these steel pipes with screw blades on them to drill down.
Then you use these steel pipes with screw blades on them to drill down.		 When the pipe is in place, a brace goes under the foundation.
When the pipe is in place, a brace goes under the foundation.		 And this rig is put in place so that they can try to lift the house once all 6 are in place.
And this rig is put in place so that they can try to lift the house once all 6 are in place.
Here is the garage with two holes for Ram Jacks.
Here is the garage with two holes for Ram Jacks.		 Here is the blue clay that came out of the holes.
Here is the blue clay that came out of the holes.		 A longer view of the garage work area.
A longer view of the garage work area.		 At the end of the garage wall is a third hole for the Ram Jack that will lift the end of the garage wall.
At the end of the garage wall is a third hole for the Ram Jack that will lift the end of the garage wall.
A long view of the front of the house. That is the dirt pile for the third jack.
A long view of the front of the house. That is the dirt pile for the third jack.		 Inside the third jack pit.
Inside the third jack pit.		 Digging the fourth and fifth pits inside a hot living room.
Digging the fourth and fifth pits inside a hot living room.		 The fifth pit.
The fifth pit.
Looking in through the living room window, we see a lot of dirt..
Looking in through the living room window, we see a lot of dirt..		 and some workmen and some deep pits...
and some workmen and some deep pits...		 and some equipment.
and some equipment.		 Welcome to our home.. um, no...burrow?
Welcome to our home.. um, no...burrow?
The sixth pit.
The sixth pit.		 With all of the equipment in it. Here is a piece of the pole that is drilled into the ground to support the foundation.
With all of the equipment in it. Here is a piece of the pole that is drilled into the ground to support the foundation.		 View into the foyer.
View into the foyer.		 Looking into the living room from the foyer.
Looking into the living room from the foyer.
Our storage in the driveway holds much of what was in the garage.
Our storage in the driveway holds much of what was in the garage.		 Oak French Door THAT WE DID NOT GET
Oak French Door THAT WE DID NOT GET		 The library shelves are in place! Molding, trim, doors, all still need to be done.
The library shelves are in place! Molding, trim, doors, all still need to be done.		 Moving toward the left, toward the window.
Moving toward the left, toward the window.
The four left sections, photo is missing the rightmost section.
The four left sections, photo is missing the rightmost section.		 This picture shows how the three center bases sit further out, giving a counter space area,
This picture shows how the three center bases sit further out, giving a counter space area,		 The new window in the library/music room.
The new window in the library/music room.		 This view shows the space that will be the sitting area.
This view shows the space that will be the sitting area.
The new french doors, looking out into the foyer. There is no flooring in the foyer or halls yet.
The new french doors, looking out into the foyer. There is no flooring in the foyer or halls yet.		 My shingles, at least the ones that are not in my hair! Sorry about the poor focus.
My shingles, at least the ones that are not in my hair! Sorry about the poor focus.		 Taken on 10-2. My shingles broke out on 9-22, so these are mostly healed.
Taken on 10-2. My shingles broke out on 9-22, so these are mostly healed.		 It was hard to remember not to smile or raise my eyebrows or laugh - they all hurt too much!
It was hard to remember not to smile or raise my eyebrows or laugh - they all hurt too much!
Foyer Light outside of Library
Foyer Light outside of Library		 Doors to the library, closed.
Doors to the library, closed.		 Right end of the library shelves.
Right end of the library shelves.		 Close up!
Close up!
Left side crown molding close-up.
Left side crown molding close-up.		 The molding between bookshelves.
The molding between bookshelves.		 Done! A wall of library shelves, minus the bookshelves themselves.
Done! A wall of library shelves, minus the bookshelves themselves.		 Not modern base cabinets anymore!
Not modern base cabinets anymore!
The front corner with my mother's grandfather's rocking chair.
The front corner with my mother's grandfather's rocking chair.		 Loveseat covered with slipcover from Sure Fit, and rug from the Hagopian Outlet.
Loveseat covered with slipcover from Sure Fit, and rug from the Hagopian Outlet.		 View without lamps on.
View without lamps on.		 The whole seating area in front of the window.
The whole seating area in front of the window.
The Monet print may go right above the loveseat.
The Monet print may go right above the loveseat.		 The desk faces the french doors. The chairs are also from the used office furniture store,
The desk faces the french doors. The chairs are also from the used office furniture store,		 The view through the french doors as you enter the room from the foyer.
The view through the french doors as you enter the room from the foyer.		 The lighting, above desk and in the crown molding in the bookcase.
The lighting, above desk and in the crown molding in the bookcase.
After dark, with the curtains closed.
After dark, with the curtains closed.
previous pagepages 1 2 3 4 5 6 ALL next page

comment | share
click on thumbnails for full image