Second Beginnings

It's a new beginning on an old (seems long ago) project that could not proceed without the proper permits. So one architect and five trips to city hall by my contractor, Dan, gave us the green light.

It took a lot of effort on Dan's part to get this far. He is responsible for most of the drawings which will help to give you an idea of where we are going with this project.

This is the current view from of the east side facing Spring Ave.

This is Dan's drawing of how the second story will look. Although it is not obvious here, the enclosed second story will start about 5 feet back from the east edge of the lower level. This will provide a balcony area overlooking the lower deck.

Current view of the south side.

The drawing shows how far back the balcony (railing) will go and what the rest of the south elevation will look like.

The west side will not have any windows and is not visible from the street.

My minor contribution to all this hoopla on drawings was the plot plan, which means nothing to the construction but is part of the requirements for a permit.

You can barely see the APPROVED stamp in the photo, however, it's proof I contributed something.

But what sealed the deal was the architectural drawing showing the stability of the structure.

Well almost. It turns out, even that did not quite satisfy and Dan was sent home to execute one more drawing.

You can see why I was beginning to wonder if this project was ever going to get off the drawing board.

But, the barricades are behind us and the railings are down!

Right now Dan is my one-man crew, but he's doing the work of two.

(It is now two days since this picture was taken and that lovely sunshine you see here disappeared shortly after this picture was taken. I am waiting patiently for the rain to stop and the clouds to part so work can commence, I can take a few more pictures and finish this post.

The sun is back and so is Dan. Oops, where'd he go?

I'm taking these from ground level and zooming-in. So look for the red headband. He's there.

And he is by himself so every task requires a little more thought.

New day, new hiccup. I'm closing this post and will start a new post when the work resumes.

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