The Wall - Phase 2 Completed (almost)

Here is the first view of the new "J wall" completed.  At this point, it is finished except for applying stucco to the exterior, and filling it with good soil. 

In this photo you can see the left roof support, plus the center ridge support.  That left support will be cut down to a finished level as part of the roof project to come.  Ultimately there will be a wall on top of these walls (steel and fibrolet) with an entry door in that section on the right side of this photot.

This is viewing the "J Wall" from ninety degrees around the compass from the photo above.  You can see how this wall interesects the original upper retaining wall. 

The cut to the right, most of the way up still needs to be built, and the lower face of the inside planter needs to be done yet.  We'll work out those details when I return in May. 

All of the concrete pavement at an angle to the right of the wall needs to be removed. 

You can see that "J wall" stepping uphill in this photo. 

And here you can see nearly all of that wall finished.  There will be some additional block needed as we finish the upper planter box, but those are details we'll work out in May.  This does a great job though of showing the new "inside" space of this addition.  The other part that this begins to reveal is how much INTO the mountain this house is. 

In a future project, a year or two from now. we'll build a gabian box wall at the lower downhill footings to add more stability to the earth and soil there; and as part of the bodega level buildout to a usable workshop and 1/2 bath.  Another future project we have in mind is "the back deck". 

Thanks for reading this far...  More to come....

Jim and Dick