Week 8 - More Concrete

As the excavating and shoring continues, we see more concrete delivery at the site. This week we finished out all reinforcing walls in the basement and began the framing/pouring of the foundation supports.  Soon enough the structural steel will arrive at the site!

Week 7 - Dig & Expose

This week starts off with finishing the last of the basement dig. The last of the internal retaining wall goes up later this week and then we can start framing the floor so that the apartment can take shape.

This week the guys also removed the formwork to expose the concrete retaining wall on the south side of the house. Progress pictures below. 

Week 6 - Archeological Dig?

Nope, this is not an archeological dig in search of hidden Aztec pyramids - even though it may look like it is. Once the dig and the concrete retaining walls are in place, this will be the expanded apartment in the basement. 

Week 5: Basement Expansion

This week marked the excavation of the basement under the house in order to expand the downstairs apartment.  From the pictures below you can see the floor separating the apartment and the lower garage was removed and the north wall was excavated and pushed out back under the house.  A concrete retaining wall was then poured.  The next steps are to excavate the west wall and then replace the floor.

And a picture of the architect examining the work.

Weeks 3/4 - Concrete

Over the past two weeks new piers were drilled and poured that will support the expanded south facade of the house. We also reinforced the existing foundation with additional concrete at the garage level on Roosevelt Way. Below are progress pictures of both steps.