The Floor is Flat

About five days ago, Teddy walked me through the shell that is our new home.  Standing in the center of the house, he pointed out where the fireplace will be between the living room and the dining room.  It was a small hill surrounded by the valley of the rest of the room. He said to me,"I am going to flatten the floor."

So, he went down into the basement with Nathan and determined that sometime in the distant past, the floor had been sinking.  Some well meaning, if incompetent person, decided to jack up the floor.  It worked, just a little too much. So, Ted and Nathan DROPPED the floor 2 1/2 inches.  You do that by putting in some temporary support in place of the improper floor support.  Then you dig a hole in the ground and cement a new properly placed support.

Here is Nathan in the sandbox. No, actually that is the box being readied for the cement. I think what amazes me is that Ted knew what to do and easily did it.  I guess that's what, "This is not my first rodeo " means.