1470 Chapin St- Full Speed Ahead

We've been taking advantage of the nice weather to get a lot of the exterior work done. One of the biggest tasks was removing the roof because we are adding another full floor. In order to do this, we had to remove the existing peak, which was quite a production.

First, we had to tear off all of the shingles. The structure was framed like a tee pee with a common point. After all of the shingles were removed, the carpenters removed the back side of the peak and tied ropes around the remaining part.



Then, very slowly, they pulled the ropes back and pulled the peak back into the building. I was anticipating more of a "bang" but it was surprisingly smooth and quiet.



In the rear and basement, several workers have been digging trenches in the basement for the new plumbing and waterproofing system. After all of the dirt was removed, the trenches were filled with gravel from huge sacks in the backyard.



Inside, the framers finished the third unit and installed the steps. We used to make the steps ourselves but we found a great supplier near Baltimore that can build them faster and stronger in a factory. Now we can install them in less than a day, wheras it used to take almost a week. Not bad!