House Work

Remember the foundation wall that we discovered to be somewhat buckled when we removed the washroom walls from downstairs last fall?

We had another mason come in for an estimate and he disagreed that it needed re-enforcement. His assessment was that we had a drainage problem, fixable with proper drainage and the foundation simply needed repointing.

So we went with that.

If he’s wrong, the newly repointed mortar will crack and crumble in no time and we’ll have to go back to re-enforcement.

Here’s the work he did.

They took out the windows, dug out a drain on the outside, repointed, put in new windows and concreted the dirt spot in the floor.

Overall they did a decent job.

Though I didn’t want new windows originally and thought walling over the space would be better, I’m glad we did it. They add an extra level of coziness to what otherwise would feel like a dungeon.

You may also notice the plumbing lines. Previously they supported the sink and numerous other things in and above the space. With all that gone they were just getting in the way, so we had a plumber come in and reroute them for extra room.

Definitely better.

– b