Moving day finally came. It took more work than we had imagined, but well worth the effort.
The house looked a lot bigger without all the stuff in it. We had become used to having a garage and all the stuff to fill it. On moving day it became clear that without some additional storage it just wasn't going to happen. We stacked all extra stuff downstairs and I went to work on a shed.
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| 11'-3" X 4'-6". Waterproof and secure storage. Will add a grilling area on the side later this spring. |
We now have the extra storage space we needed and can focus on the downstairs. First- pour a concrete floor (just a thin topping slab) to keep down the dust and allow for shelving. Second- reinforce the foundation. Tuck-pointing, brick replacement where needed, and then transfer the house load to the cmu block walls. This will counter act forces pushing out on the block walls. This work has been done on one side of the wall, just 3 to finish the job properly. This will be the easy part of the basement work. I'm guessing around 1 month to get it done. Just in time for spring and the outside work. I've applied for trees from the city of Denver, so cross your fingers they will approve my application. A couple of street trees will help the yard.
Continued sewer issues... We had the tree adjacent to the sewer line cut down and killed. This will stop the root damage, but we still have to deal with the damage already there. We had Root X put into the system hoping to kill all roots in the line, and really crossing our fingers that one more line snake will clear out the line. Replacing the sewer line isn't in the budget for this week. We also are getting married on the 19th, so not the best timing. Guess that's how these things go.
Whats left inside- molding in the living room and dining room, and kitchen flooring. Small items.
Pete
