We now have a complete set of stumps! All in, all holes filled, all stumps level... yay!
The last few days have been pretty uneventful... which is a good thing when it comes to a renovation. We faced some pretty bad weather, but the builders worked through it. There was one day they were unable to work on the stumps but, instead of leaving, they went under the house and did some work for the next stage of the renovation.
That is, they reinforced the existing stumps to hold the weight of the huge beams that are to go in the ceiling, so we (and when I say 'we', I obviously mean 'they') can knock down a big stretch of load-bearing wall.
Because that threw them out a day, and they wanted to have the stumps finished in the first week, one of them came in yesterday (Saturday) to finish them. I love their dedication!
In this next week, they're due to build the sub-floor... and I'm due to find out what that actually is (currently I nod and smile when they talk in builders' language).
Megan
Megan, you are brave.
ReplyDeleteI lived through the renovation of many a wreck as a child.
I cover my eyes and ears when I think of such large scale building work. (But am secretly addicted to the progress....)
Woo hoo!! You're out of the ground!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I could enlighten you on what a sub-floor is, but I can see you're loving the suspense ;-)
xo
I too could tell you what a sub floor is... but I'll let you find out!
ReplyDeleteI'm so impressed with the builders you have I'd keep baking for them if they were mine!
I love seeing the process, having lived through it myself...
I think we may be in for a bit if sun this week *fingers crossed* So I'm looking forward to seeing what else take place.