Open house

Went back to the site to pick up mail and check in on progress. The rear has pretty much be chopped off and dug up, so CalAsia has set up an office in front. On the right is the annex.


John and Michelle were there, too, trying to adjust their plans to match reality. Old houses yield all sorts of surprises, and most of ours involved the foundation.


It turns out the rear bedroom was built directly over a wood porch, which is now rotting and needs to be reinforced by a concrete curb. (I like how the contractor built a temporary table to use as a writing surface.)


Check out the stringwork, which marks where the foundation and walls will go. It's quite intricate--like a cat's cradle. The trenches? That's where our terra cotta soldiers will be placed.