Even though Covid-19 has closed down many businesses, construction workers continue to work. With only a few on site on any day, there is less danger of spreading the virus. Our contractor has noted that most of his crew live paycheck by paycheck. If he was forced to stop work because of state or federal rules, he is commitmented to provide them with some income throughout any shut down. We appreciate his commitment and hope he doesn't need to do that.
The new parking pad and front sidewalk are going in. I am glad we visited Saturday, because I had to remind them to run the drain pipe from the corner downspout into the drain line running across the front of the house. But they can easily fix it once the concrete is cured.
The front porch and door are now prominent on the house, with a nice wide sidewalk leading up to it. The soil level is raised so there are only two steps up to the porch. We won't need a handrail. There will be more fill on the right side of the porch and house foundation.
The big change inside is the demolition of the solid brick bar in the basement. For those who haven't seen the house, the outline is visible on the floor. The wires hanging down are for the lights over the bar that are coming out.
To the left of the refrigerator is our brand new, much bigger circuit box for all the new wiring and 200 amp service.
Also, you can see our 1970's orange vinyl padded walls with big brass buttons. Maybe we will replace that with the paneling saved from upstairs?
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