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. |
Bill's new desk from a hotel liqidator. |
One of three base cabinets. |
Base cabinet, open. |
No wonder the Sauder and Bush bookshelves were leaning! |
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 front corner of the living room! |
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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? |
More air! |
The cave under the living room floor. |
The front left corner of the living room floor. |
Moving toward the back of the living room. |
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. |
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. |
First you dig a hole. |
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. |
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 blue clay that came out of the holes. |
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. |
A long view of the front of the house. That is the dirt pile for the third jack. |
Inside the third jack pit. |
Digging the fourth and fifth pits inside a hot living room. |
The fifth pit. |
Looking in through the living room window, we see a lot of dirt.. |
and some workmen and some deep pits... |
and some equipment. |
Welcome to our home.. um, no...burrow? |
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. |
View into the foyer. |
Looking into the living room from the foyer. |
Our storage in the driveway holds much of what was in the garage. |
Oak French Door THAT WE DID NOT GET |
The library shelves are in place! Molding, trim, doors, all still need to be done. |
Moving toward the left, toward the window. |
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, |
The new window in the library/music room. |
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. |
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. |
It was hard to remember not to smile or raise my eyebrows or laugh - they all hurt too much! |
Foyer Light outside of Library |
Doors to the library, closed. |
Right end of the library shelves. |
Close up! |
Left side crown molding close-up. |
The molding between bookshelves. |
Done! A wall of library shelves, minus the bookshelves themselves. |
Not modern base cabinets anymore! |
The front corner with my mother's grandfather's rocking chair. |
Loveseat covered with slipcover from Sure Fit, and rug from the Hagopian Outlet. |
View without lamps on. |
The whole seating area in front of the window. |
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 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. |
After dark, with the curtains closed. |