- Steve Ellis, MyGreenBuildings

 

Deconstruction, construction, and before images in this left column.

Please scroll down for more details of the reconstruction work:

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Exterior decorative iron work before

Rear patio before new pool, patio, and kitchen slider

Before - concrete and rock landscaping

Demo

Lots of hand demolition and careful de-construction was required

Leveling the walls

New required footers were hand dug and poured

Hollow blocks surrounding the windows were cut open to be filled with

reinforced steel and concrete

Forms were prepared for the concrete to be poured into the window surrounds

All roof trusses are tied down to the foundation for hurricane hardening

This image shows the original rear ground floor bedroom
before turing into a kitchen

Opening the new kitchen slider wall and trenching for plumbing

Steel "I" beam placed over the new kitchen slider opening

Breaking through the second floor master to create french sliders to
a gulf-view terrace

Structural and decorative repairs to the windows on the exterior

scaffolding

New pool being created

Repairs to the exterior and sealing up the soffits

Safety barrier for lofted entry - living room pre-drywall

Kitchen pre-drywall

Pool crafted before finish