July 31, 2000. Hole is started.
August 1, 2000. Digging complete.
Digging complete.
August 1, 2000. Some basement framing complete.
August 3, 2000. Footings poured.
August 11, 2000. Forms removed.
August 13, 2000. Spray-on sealer for outside of foundation.
August 14, 2000. Backfill outside, finish grading, and crushed-stone fill on inside.
August 14, 2000. Backfill outside, finish grading, and crushed-stone fill on inside. This is a view from the uphill side.
August 16, 2000. Begin framing for first-floor deck. They stripped off some of the siding and stress-skin panels so they could access the old house's first-floor deck.
August 16, 2000. Begin framing for first-floor deck.
August 17, 2000. First-floor deck finished. Basement lolly columns installed.
August 18, 2000. Sheathing of new basement walls. Strip all siding off of north gable wall, and cut holes so that the new beam and ridgebeam can be connected to old frame.
August 18, 2000. Strip all siding off of north gable wall, and cut hole so that the new beam can be connected to old frame. (Here the hole is covered by plastic, but you can see the old frame inside.)
August 22, 2000. Delivery of the frame package.
August 22, 2000. Frame partially erected.
August 22, 2000. Frame partially erected, with stress-skin panels in foreground.
August 22, 2000. Closeup of the beam attaching to old house. You can see the remnants of the styrofoam, then the OSB, then the blueboard drywall, all stripped away to reach the old post.
August 23, 2000. Frame largely completed and some of the panels are attached. It was raining a bit that evening.
August 23, 2000. Some wall panels are up. It's raining, and the blueboard (drywall) on the inside gets wet. That's why they use blueboard instead of conventional drywall. I think this was the only rainy day before it was closed in.
August 25, 2000. All wall panels up, most windows cut out.
