New Roof, Framing & Masonry

Rear curtain wall will hold 8 upper windows and

one lower 17 foot sliding glass door

Interior view of curtain wall framing

Framing of rear curtain wall begins

Bulkhead for lighting and roof drains installed

Permits for walk-through scaffold allow masons to set up

Hydro wires have been wrapped for masonry work

on the face of the building

Two-story atrium opens up the former narrow passageway

and brings light into the building

View from front entryway through atrium shows

the curtain wall opening and garage

Masons re-purposed the original 100 year-old bricks

to complete the atrium opening

New roof goes on

Framing & Masonry

View from the study into the atrium

Finished edges in the new opening

Cutting the brick opening for the atrium

Interior view from front door through the building

Atrium wall without roof

Upstairs partition walls

Assistants hoist concrete to fill the voids in the block

Mason puts the last blocks in place

Laying out the interior wall partitions

Raking the joints

Carpenters frame interior walls

Masons finish the concrete block wall

Leveling the floor joists

Supporting the floor joists as work continues

View of the second floor atrium opening

Laying out the new floor joists

Carpentry Begins

A newspaper from August 19, 1911 found stuffed into the

chimney wall advertises ladies boots with Cuban heels for $1.99.

View from the basement level through the second floor joists

shows the framing for main level windows and front door.

Concrete block walls continue to build, while the wooden subfloor

of the extension lies protected from rain under a blue tarp.

Mason and assistant cap the concrete block atrium

foundation which rises from the basement to the

ground floor. The west face of the building will later

be cut open to accommodate the glass-walled atrium.

Measuring for the north wall framing.

Subfloor for the extension is complete.

Interior showing re-enforced joists.

Detail of re-enforced joists and atrium block wall.

Carpenter installs joist hangers in extension block wall.

Framing the floor for the extension.

Rain-soaked foundation and block walls are ready

as the carpenters begin re-enforcing the main floor joists.

Footings & Foundations

Masons build the atrium wall.

Main floor joists are solid pine 2 x 12's.

The carpenters remove the old sub-floor.

Progress is quick, as we check the plans.

Chester starts the foundation walls.

Concrete poured for the last footing.

Footing frames removed.

Concrete truck arrives.

City of Toronto Building Inspector makes a visit.

Rebar in place.

Forming for the footings.

Hand digging continues for the addition.

Extension Footings and Foundations

The back of the house with the 40 year-old extension which

needs to be removed.

The original small addition after removal.

The back wall has been completely removed in preparation for the addition.

Hand digging begins for the footings and foundations.