Day 3 cont'd

This is taken facing southeast from the northwest corner of the basement. I'm basically standing in the corner of the house where the music studio used to be. You can see the door leading to the upstairs. Things are definitely coming along and the slate is almost blank so Mike can begin working the Mad Dog magic.

So the really good news is that the foundation question seems to be put to bed. Mike is going to do as he said, 'pinning' the old foundation and pouring 6" of new concrete around the interior. He's then going to cut the concrete floor around the perimeter (every 6' or so) to support the posts which will hold up the new walls and bear some of the support of the house. This solves the structural goal of having enough support to add a story somewhere down the road, and clearly solves the waterproofing concerns.

Next steps: tomorrow Mike is going to begin jackhammering and cutting the foundation where necessary (he still needs to cut the existing foundation for the new windows). In addition to the window, he'll be cutting/jackhammering for the posts on the perimeter and beneath the main beam of the house where the new interior wall will go - those are to add depth to the concrete to bear extra weight. He'll also be cutting around the existing stack; we're all kind of curious where the sewer line comes out of the house as it doesn't appear to be in public records. If the sewer line actually comes out of the south side of the house then we will probably have Ron (plumber) rough in for a wet bar on the south side of the house in the soon to be family room.