It has been just over 2 months since the porch was torn down and nothing has happened since. This is due to several factors. For one, the basement stairs, long hidden and closed in, were opened and then once opened, a discussion of whether to recreate and use that entrance or not ensued. It would have been best to open the stairs, however; the cost is prohibitive. Currently, the only entrance to the basement in the farmhouse, which has concrete foundation walls, but a dirt floor, is through a trap door in the second bedroom. Large items simply will not go down the stairs, but it is functional for storage, just the same.
So, the lower stairwell got boarded up with pressure treated plywood and then the hole was once again closed in. Now the porch can progress and be rebuilt basically in the same footprint it once had. Travis, and two contractors, Bob and Dave, worked on the closing of the stairs today and then Travis used the skid steer to fill in the hole and level the ground. Tomorrow the forms for the footings will be placed and then hopefully the project will be completed by mid week. Yay!
So, the lower stairwell got boarded up with pressure treated plywood and then the hole was once again closed in. Now the porch can progress and be rebuilt basically in the same footprint it once had. Travis, and two contractors, Bob and Dave, worked on the closing of the stairs today and then Travis used the skid steer to fill in the hole and level the ground. Tomorrow the forms for the footings will be placed and then hopefully the project will be completed by mid week. Yay!
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