We started construction on a 2 story addition to an existing single story house. By ‘we,’ I mean the general contractor, a few guys and me. I’m actually on-site most days getting dirty, learning new things and trying not to get hurt.
SITE: Here is the back of the house along the alley.
Step 1. Demolish existing garage - BEFORE
during…
AFTER - note the water line that snakes up and down. Easy to understand why they have low water pressure.
STEP 2- Demolish concrete driveway and diffuse a near neighborhood revolt by agreeing to start (noisy) work later in the morning.
Step 3: Reroute water heater to side of the house and spend a few days in the crawlspace piping water, heat and electricity accordingly.
What I learned: Watch your head. Eat a real breakfast before construction work. Bend back nails. No jackhammers before 9am. How to sweat copper pipes. Pipe wrenches are amazing. Avoid mummified rats in the crawlspace. Think ahead.
