Hill Ave Project- Foundation work

Holes for column foundation:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Wishing you and yours all the best in this Holiday Season!

Hill Ave Project- Fireplace in progress

This is how the fireplace will look:

And this is work in progress:

You can see the gas pipe sticking out on the right:

Good job, Alfredo!

Old flue:

And here is the chimney (view from 2nd floor):

Rainy day.

Hill Ave Project- Bedroom 3 demolition

Wow, that was a mess! Bags and bags of insulation!

Hill Ave Project- New chimney and fireplace a couple of days later

When we opened the jobsite today in the morning, a cat jumped out from the fireplace.
Cats like fireplaces, even those not fully built.
View from 2nd floor:

And here is the new fireplace in progress:

Amazing, how fast the work is going. Here is the fireplace floor:

And here Mark is discussing details with Alfredo. Before building fireplace back wall the bricks are precut and arranged (just to make sure everything matches):

And a few days later:

Pardon bad quality of the photos, we are taking them with an iPhone.

Hill Ave Project- Existing pool demolition

The pool will be replastered, so the old plaster needs to be removed:

Hill Ave Project- Demolition of existing arches

Amazing, how much you can demo without making the house collapse:

Hill Ave Project- New chimney and fireplace in progress...

A little peak through the hole in plastic:

Hill Ave Project- The work has started...

Foundation under new fireplace and chimney:

Alfredo, working on the foundation:

 

Hill Ave Project- Existing fireplace and chimney demolition

The client moved out of the house. We started demolition on fireplace and chimney. Now we have a big hole in the wall and in the roof:

Existing flue, angled: