There weren’t really any pressing problems that needed fixing – this was more of a safety-first approach to home ownership. Over the course of 4 days the crew worked some foundation magic, making our house more stable and less likely to jump off its foundation during The Big One. Fingers crossed, people. Here’s some of the crazy hardware they installed:
After he finished under the house we had the project manager come back to help us out with our crumbling back step. I was planning on doing the patch work myself, but the original step was too tall (11inches instead of the standard 7 inches) and a bit of a trip hazard. In the end the best option was to jackhammer out the old one and pour two new ones. Those fellas did some fine work:
After we returned from a quick Turkey-based jaunt to NY we had an alarm installed and did some Winter Cleaning in the Garage. While we’d love to have a fancy closet company come in and work some (expensive) magic, for now we’re settling for some shelving units. Here’s a little time lapse of the excitement unfolding:
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