New front wall

The house came with 2 slanted walls off the front that didn't fit with my vision. I tried to incorporate them into the inside but they took up too much room so we pulled them down and rebuilt them straight. It cost about $35,000, which is a TON but it made a huge difference.

Shawn sawed through the 8" concrete wall filled with rebar and lined with a couple inches of foam on each side. The walls are 21' tall and about 15' long so it takes about 10-12 hours just to saw through it. Then the Wiser boys tie onto the wall and pull it down with a crash and Shawn cuts it up into more manageable pieces to have it hauled off.

Once the wall is down, the footing has to be cut up and pulled out as well. A new footing has to be poured and a new wall stacked and poured. You can see the difference between the old, 3 year old foam and the new - yuck! I understand we can pressure wash the old foam and get the grime off before we stucco.

The new wall is poured about 3 feet short so new foam blocks can be stacked all across the top of the 50' length and then poured in one piece to act as a 'header' along the new wall. Once this is complete, we can set the roof trusses and sheet it and it's ready for roof material!