What Lies Beneath

By the beginning of July, demolition was in full swing. All of the yellow pine floor boards were removed from the house exposing what was underneath. I had hoped to find some little treasure left there by the builder of the house – maybe an old bottle or two, an odd tool or a scrap of paper – but we were surprised to find it remarkably clean. What was interesting is the materials used to support the floor.

Removing the Pine Flooring Exposed What Lies Beneath

Tree Trunks and Piles of Brick

The structure needed to be supported and the north side of the house removed to begin work on the addition at the rear. It was a precarious job and just watching the demolition team at work made me nervous. When they were done taking down the back of the house, it looked like it was being held together with toothpicks. And of course, there was a storm on the horizon.

Stage 1 - Removing the Siding

Stage 2 - Removing the Roof and Wall

The distortion you see in the picture was created by shooting through the security fence. I wasn't about to get too close to the house. The demo guys told me that one good gust of wind would send the structure flying off like a kite. Pretty descriptive, don't you think?

This is the Old Back Porch

The Cellar

This dramatic shot shows what is left of the back porch. No one was hurt taking this shot (no broken legs) and the photographer was able to remove himself from harm's way before anything came crashing down.