Remember this stem wall that we found? It predates the homes on the block (pre-1925) and extends about 9 feet, across property lines, to – oh – infinity and beyond? Don’t know or care.
Well, it was too thick and well made (reinforced with rebar throughout) for the 8 pound sledgehammer. Enter Jack.
A quick trip to the Home Depot tool rental department, and we had our sweet harbinger of destruction.
This baby is heavy. Seventy pounds of smashing power.
Stop by tomorrow. We’ll sum up the entire 9 month demolition and show you some pics we had been longing to take – the blank slate.
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