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| Cleaning team |
Everything
started on a thursday morning….
The first
archaeological research had to be prepared, so we all went to the building to
start cleaning the basement. We felt like Indiana Jones in the jungle, going
across the spider webs, the mud and the liquid residues from neighbors. We
started to lift the floor to let the archaeologists start their assessment, and
then we stumbled upon rock. Whether there’s treasures underneath, we don’t
know ! The ground floor must be removed to rid the basement of the
temporary supports and make the space safe, so the work will continue once the
contractors get on site !
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| our basement like you've never seen |
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| Marco digging |
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| basement floor : rock |
With that,
we began getting carried away with the excitement of demolition by moving up to
the first floor. Our first victim, the box at the entrance. Luis made short
work of that ! And the top layers of the floor didn’t put up much of a
fight. So it was good to finally get on the site and begin the real, physical
work on the building, and vent our frustrations at the same time ! Once
the contractors get on site and can help us with the more tricky parts, we can
really get the site work underway.
Mexican
hatch video
We also
paid a visit to the neighbors to survey their appartements. Because we are
conducting work that could potentially cause damage to surrounding buildings,
through vibrations, movements etc, we need to assess their condition and ensure
any claims made by the neighbours were in fact our fault ! So that means
photographing every crack, every damp patch in the building. Not an easy
job !
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| Tatiana TV show visiting the neighbors |
We hope
you’re as excited to finally see our precious building changing shape, and soon we'll give you more !
