We’ve turned the corner on the project and everyday we get more and more of the new structure put in. Windows should be in this week and the house is really going to take some big leaps.
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After a lot of sweat and a few smashed toes the two chimneys at Dwelling 3918 have been eradicated. The stone and mortar was in much worse shape than we had imagined, the jackhammer was not used as much as planned we pretty much lifted the stones off one by one. Several of them were completely fractured and fell apart. This week we do some structural bracing and prepare the house for the removal of the back wall. Tension is building amongst all of us curious how its going to go, is it going to fall apart like the chimney or is it going to require constant hammering for a few weeks. At this point your guess is as good as ours, I’m just looking foward to the challenge. Wish us luck.
We are working away on 3918, I’ll be posting some design images soon of what we plan on doing with the place. In the meantime here are some pictures of the interior of the house as it currently looks. The first floor shots look move in ready, they fail to show how uneven the floors are. Some significant issues have come up with the existing structure, mostly how the first builder failed to install load bearing columns in the proper places leading to some severely sagging floors.
The third floor is huge and is going to remain largely open, making a few modern interventions is in the cards. That large tank you see is the original water tank for the house, or thats our best guess.
Studiobuild’s latest project is our largest and most challenging to date. We are currently in the design phase of the project we will roll into construction sometime in late May 2010. A super tight budget and a large list of structural issues are a major challenge.
We have been working on the design of an addition / remodel on a Mid Century Modern post and beam house at Lake Quivera. It has been a very quick and time consuming process to get this project rolling as fast as possible. We submitted construction documents for a building permit this week, we’ve been to busy up to this point to do a proper blog post on the project. We are still unsure if Studiobuild is going to do the actual building this time, we are pricing the project so keep your fingers crossed. More to come. A quick view of the house. Our two story addition is going on the rear of the house, the front elevations are changing slightly with some window and siding modifications. |
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