As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve been corresponding with Nancy Tonkin, who grew up at 286 Chestnut. In addition to sharing information about her mom & dad and their years in San Carlos, she was also kind enough to share these old photos. My, how San Carlos has changed!
One of the more interesting experiences we had with this property adventure took place the night we tried to sleep over in the house we recently removed. We did that to get a feel for what the neighborhood was like late at night and first thing in the morning. Only we didn’t make it to
It being some more concrete, in this case. We’re looking to pour the grade beams for the foundation tomorrow/Wednesday morning, October 16th. So if you see a convoy of concrete trucks tooling up Chestnut, you’ll know why. It’ll be interesting to see how this will get done. I presume they’ll use a concrete pump like
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Here are some photos showing the results of pouring the foundation piers. First we dig the holes, then we fill them back in. Albeit with a substance significantly stronger than what was there originally! Some comments on particular pictures… The drill is very powerful. In fact, at the end of the drilling process the score
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I took a bunch of photos during the demolition process. Here are a few of the ones I like best (you can view these individually or as a slide show):
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If everything goes according to plan, we should pour part of the foundation tomorrow, October 4th. This will involve a series of large concrete trucks pumping their loads into the holes we’ve been drilling yesterday and today. At the end of which you’ll see…nothing. Well, a bunch of rebar sticking up out of the ground
No, we’re not prospecting for fluid hydrocarbons at 286. But we are getting ready to drill the holes that will contain the concrete posts which will support the foundation. So expect to see a big, honking auger on-site later this week, or possibly early next week. This will also give anyone who is curious —
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A quick FYI to my neighbors: we’ve asked the City to let us create a temporary no parking zone in front of 286, 282, 287 and 283 Chestnut Street. It’ll be for “construction hours” (which I believe are from 8 AM to 5 PM) on Thursday and Friday. We want to ensure traffic can get
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I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid I loved to play in the sandbox with toy dump trucks, backhoes and excavators. This Thursday and Friday, September 26th and 27th, I’ll get to see them in action up close and personal. Because that’s when they’ll be clearing the existing structures, trees, etc
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Today we pulled the permits to begin building our new home! Many thanks to Chris Valley and Denny Phan of the City of San Carlos for making the process work as smoothly as it did. By the end of this week the construction site fencing should go up on the property. Demolition should take place