BEFORE WE BEGIN
STARTING THE WORK
Opening the balcony deck
Taking down the upper ceiling
Starting construction of the shoring
The building has dropped by almost 4 inches
Starting the demolition
Rotted-out headers
and rotted posts
Wet area on the balcony floor
First post removed
It was rotted
Main header removed
Demolishing the deck
The whole balcony floor has been removed
Starting the rebuild
Concrete lintels in place
Floor joists have been installed
First second story post in place
All four posts have been installed
Rebar in place ready for concrete
Straps hold floor joists to concrete lintel
Concrete being poured
Removing the shoring
The whole structure in level and free-standing
Facing the balcony headers with concrete board
Balcony floor has been installed
Flashing nailed and tarred
Installing Neoprene membrane
Hardie-Backer installed and columns built out
Columns clad in cement board
Installing the ceiling boards
Lath installed ready for stucco
Stucco scratch-coat
Sand-Finish texture on columns
Applying stucco primer
Final coat of paint
Ceiling fans installed and working
Tiling balcony floor
Tile floor grouted
Hand rails re-installed
FINAL VIEWS
