Just a few short weeks ago Tim and Andi began construction of the addition to their home on Salish St.Under the watchful guidance and through the skill of Andi's Uncle Dick, the addition started when Tim and his friend Wayne excavated the hole in the ground to accommodate the footings for the new construction. Tim, Dick Ben and I all worked together to build the footings and the concrete walls.
Tim and Wayne had also taken up part of the concrete driveway with the small bulldozer they rented. Tim did a masterful job of breaking up the huge slabs with a sledgehammer. We were also fortunate that a friend, Ken Cochrane wanted the exposed aggregate pieces for his garden. They enabled him to build exposed aggregate planters for his property, so one man's junk became another's treasure as he, Tim and I hauled the materials away in Ken's truck and trailer.
The picures above show (top left)the end of the house with the tar paper exposed and the new concrete footings poured. In the middle picture you can see the first floor walls (forming the new garage)taken from the rear of the building. Bottom left are the same walls taken from the front. As I write this on July 21, the stringers for the garage roof have been added, along with the plywood on top which forms the floor of the two new bedrooms above.
Dick has done a masterful job of doing most of the building while Tim, and I, along with Ben, when he was able, have tried to be as helpful as we could in assisting Dick whenever he needed help.
It's exciting watching the whole thing rise from the ground. It's also proving to be a very enjoyable experience working alongside Tim and Dick as bit, by bit, the home is extended.
I give thanks to the Lord for the fact we are able to do this.
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