Monday, November 16, 2009

Demolition!

Demolition finally began last week, and our contractor has made an amazing amount of progress. The old back porch is gone and hauled away, as is the furnace. Plaster everywhere has come down and the lower level floor is being opened up for new plumbing. Tomorrow the retaining wall subcontractors will move their equipment in and start taking down the existing wall. Demolition on the bathroom will begin and preparations will be made for new electrical and plumbing.

Our contractor has informed us that the laundry room ceiling will need to be dropped 3" to accommodate all the plumbing and venting in the area, but that's no problem, we have plenty of room.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Potrero Hill, November 3rd, 2:00pm

Sunny and 81° in November! The weather today helped me remember why we live in San Francisco.

As for the house, our permit was pulled last Tuesday and we're finalizing details with the Retaining Wall subs. Our contractor is setting up to demo within the next week.