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March 11, 2007

progress!!!

when we last left the basement, it looked like this.

we had decided that one of the things we could take out of the scope of work defined by the architect's plans would be the basement demo and rebuilding
and g/ figured that when the time came to assess the building's systems, we would be one step ahead of the game if everything was exposed

while g/ had tackled most of the walls and the ceiling,

we had atlantic contracting (who did our pavement rehab) remove the funky (illegal) bathroom

break up the cement

haul the debris

and dig an exploratory hole to see how far down the foundation went

this was a request from our architect and it's at least 3' before the side walls end

sometimes it looked a little creepy down there

and then we decided to bite the bullet and dig down another foot

this will give me double rows of painting racks
and will give g/ a ping pong table (among other things)

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Comments

Glad to see your posts again—we missed you guys!
Good Work! Did you need a permit to break up the basement and haul away the debris? We are thinking of removing the 1950’s style phony wood paneling from our basement and I was curious what might be involved. Nothing structural, just cosmetic—I think.

Posted by: Kate at March 12, 2007 9:26 AM

Kate, I don't know if this required a permit, but ripping down some phony wood panelling does not.

Posted by: Anon at March 13, 2007 7:54 AM

Thanks, It just seems like everything needs a permit these days!

Posted by: Kate at March 13, 2007 9:51 AM

Hi Nina

Thanks for these pictures on the web. I am glad you feel happy, benefitted, and satisfied with the work we did for you.

Thanks again
Jimmy

Posted by: Jimmy from Atlantic Contracting of NY at March 16, 2007 4:37 PM

We are strongly considering digging out our basement and was was wondering how long it took from beginning to end? You were happy with Atlantic?
Thanks!

Posted by: Deb at April 21, 2007 1:41 PM

yes, very happy with Atlantic
it took about 5 days to do the demo & the dig out

you do want to be careful about 2 things:
1. know how far you can go down without risking structural damage
2. leave an ample area intact around the footings of support coplumns

i would consult with someone independently of who you use to dig out.

Posted by: ms crown heights reno at April 21, 2007 9:24 PM