October 28 - Day 2

Day 1 - the siding was removed and the moldy shed was removed. No photos as I was staying away from the house during that process. This is the start of day 2 - cutting the porch and garage ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:26:42 -0700

Lisa Call
Day 1 - the siding was removed and the moldy shed was removed. No photos as I was staying away from the house during that process. This is the start of day 2 - cutting the porch and garage ...

Tree stumps in the yard from my gorgeous crab apple tree that sacrificed it's life for my new studio. To the left is the pile of junk from the shed that was on the back of the garage.

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:28:23 -0700

Lisa Call
Tree stumps in the yard from my gorgeous crab apple tree that sacrificed it's life for my new studio. To the left is the pile of junk from the shed that was on the back of the garage.

Jim put the board up over the windows - the plan here is for the roof to not take out the windows.

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:30:07 -0700

Lisa Call
Jim put the board up over the windows - the plan here is for the roof to not take out the windows.

Look at that - the board did it's job and no glass broke. Jim's plan worked. Carl is getting ready to walk down the roof. Colin went for the ladder. I thought it might be fun to try to s ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:31:52 -0700

Lisa Call
Look at that - the board did it's job and no glass broke. Jim's plan worked. Carl is getting ready to walk down the roof. Colin went for the ladder. I thought it might be fun to try to s ...

The roof as seen from the front of the house through the garage.

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:33:32 -0700

Lisa Call
The roof as seen from the front of the house through the garage.

Progress on getting the roof down.

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:35:25 -0700

Lisa Call
Progress on getting the roof down.

Cutting up the roof to add to the pile of trash in the yard and 1 last wall to bring down in the garage.

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:36:49 -0700

Lisa Call
Cutting up the roof to add to the pile of trash in the yard and 1 last wall to bring down in the garage.

The diggers arrive. When the aren't looking think I can take one for a test drive?

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:38:54 -0700

Lisa Call
The diggers arrive. When the aren't looking think I can take one for a test drive?

The orange lines in the grass are the "dig here" guidelines.

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:41:30 -0700

Lisa Call
The orange lines in the grass are the "dig here" guidelines.

Digging begins.

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:43:50 -0700

Lisa Call
Digging begins.

Totally messing up the yard. This part of the yard is the only part of the yard that actually had grass in it. After being a rental for 10 years maybe the tred marks are an improvement.

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:46:24 -0700

Lisa Call
Totally messing up the yard. This part of the yard is the only part of the yard that actually had grass in it. After being a rental for 10 years maybe the tred marks are an improvement.

The digging process. 1) Get a scope of dirt....

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:50:23 -0700

Lisa Call
The digging process. 1) Get a scope of dirt....

...2) Drive it through the garage (which explains why the back of the garage was ripped down first...

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:51:56 -0700

Lisa Call
...2) Drive it through the garage (which explains why the back of the garage was ripped down first...

...3) Dump it into the truck...

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:53:49 -0700

Lisa Call
...3) Dump it into the truck...

... 4) Grab a scoop of rocks from the front yard and bring them back through the garage and dump them in a pile. To be used for ? Who knows. I think something with the sewer pipe - which r ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:47:58 -0700

Lisa Call
... 4) Grab a scoop of rocks from the front yard and bring them back through the garage and dump them in a pile. To be used for ? Who knows. I think something with the sewer pipe - which r ...

This is the pile of stuff removed from the house (with the rocks behind it). In the foreground is the clever structure Jim built to lift the power lines higher out of the digger's way.

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:57:59 -0700

Lisa Call
This is the pile of stuff removed from the house (with the rocks behind it). In the foreground is the clever structure Jim built to lift the power lines higher out of the digger's way.

Progress by the end of the day.

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:59:54 -0700

Lisa Call
Progress by the end of the day.

The thing in the middle of the photo is the stump from my crab apple tree. The diggers are sleeping in the yard overnight - what do you suppose the chances are they left the keys?

nobody@smugmug.com (Lisa Call) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:02:00 -0700

Lisa Call
The thing in the middle of the photo is the stump from my crab apple tree. The diggers are sleeping in the yard overnight - what do you suppose the chances are they left the keys?