In response, the crew did a little tagging of their own. This is the schematic drawing of the Lifebreath air exchange system that is to be refreshing the air in the Grotto:
It feels like we have come back full circle to all the digging that started this project and all the shoring that preceded the digging. The only difference is that the earlier digging was in the back yard and there was nothing above the big dig except the fog-shrouded sky. No, that was too easy. This time we have all four stories of the newly built house over the trench being dug directly below the existing rotten foundation.
Here's the extra shoring that is keeping the house from "settling":
And here is the part of the house that should not "settle:"
At the same time as the digging and shoring, the plumbing for the laundry sink was added. I am hoping that the sign on the wall is a noun, not a verb:
Another improvement was that the wimpy 8'' exhaust pipe for the kitchen vent was replaced with a much more formidable 10'' pipe. With this pipe, the vent can exhaust 900 cubic feet of air each minute, or putting it another way, when the vents are going at full speed, all the air in the kitchen is removed every 2 minutes. This should be sufficient even for my cooking.
Another great step ahead was the installation of the call buttons at the elevator landings. The buttons are not in yet, and for that matter, neither is the elevator, but it's great to know that someday soon we can press a button installed in this electrical box to summon the elevator to our location.
While we wait for the elevator to arrive, we can listen to music coming from speakers installed in these speaker holders. Sorry, no elevator music.
Next week, more of the same, some reframing, and concrete for the footings.
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