grade beam and stucco removal

in one day, a trench for a concrete grade beam of sixty seven linear feet was dug. additionlly, six column bases were formed, with simpson cb-66's poured in placed. after special inspections, and city inspections, we poured and trowled the concrete, then backfilled. the following day, demo resumed, removing the stucco finish from the walls.

drilling and pouring

two months of work came together in two days: our 18 inch cassions holes were drilled 18 feet into formational soil, then steel and concrete filled the hole to form the foundation for a new deck which has an amazing view of san diego harbor. these pictures show; the rig at the house, coming down the steep driveway, through a 4'0" x 6'8" opening in the garage, the soil engineer watching the earth as it is drilled, the rig hanging off a retaining wall to drill, the rig demobilize, the city inspector, the caisson as it now exists, the grade beam steel tied, and downtown san diego on friday night sunset.

bushes and holes

ending out the week, access for the drilling rig was made and secured. selected vegetation was removed, also in preparation for the drilling rig. hauled all this plant debris and several bobcat scoops of remaining plaster in one load. additionally, a mock mail box was posted out front of the site, so mail can be delivered while construction is occurring!

a bobcat in the garage

brought a bobcat in through the garage to pull out a 10 yard truck full of plaster. in 30 minutes, this bobcat crew did what took three guys 3 - 4 hours of wheelbarrowing. petrol fueled, hydraulic machines are amazing.

ending the week

a sea of pink fiberglass insulation covered the floor when the plaster ceiling was taken down. all of this was removed in two 10 yard dump loads from the house by the end of friday day. we demoed the garage plaster walls and ceiling in a day, but still have to get it out to the dump truck. when the button board was removed we were able to check out the existing structure of the garage, and relay the information to the structural engineer.