Tuesday, June 4, 2013

We have liftoff!!

Around 10:30 this morning, they lifted the house off its foundation.  First just an inch or so, checking stability etc., then about a foot.  Then they paused for a while, I think to add some supports, and then lifted it another foot.  So it is now about two feet above its previous level (and the level where it will end up).  Each lift took about a minute.

Here are some pics:
Beginning to lift...
 Lifted almost a foot (that green thing is the jack, with many hoses snaking into the basement)...
 View from the southwest corner.  You can see the steel post-looking things which are the hydraulic jacks, I think...
 View of a big I-beam from under the bay window...
 Same as the third pic but the house has been lifted higher...
Now I will attempt to grab the videos off my camera.  My neighbor was there also and says he'll have something for me to post tonight.  This is the first one-foot move:
Apparently my second video is refusing to upload for some reason.  :(


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