Day 16: Begin the 4th Week

1st butress done, 2nd still in form, 3rd being formed

When we planned the barn renovation, we decided that we'd at least try to save the South, road facing wall. You can't tell to well from this photo, but the wall both wood on top and stone on bottom are pushed out. To fixed the wall with the cut granite would be a super long, super expensive project. The next best idea was to put cement support in certain places to keep the wall from pushing out any further, thus what looks like a flying buttress low to the ground.

Red and yellow is end of plumb line stretched along base of wood on barn

To continue with the leaning theme, the plumb line was put in place some days ago. Measured when first put in place the plumb line showed the center of the back wall over the years had shifted some 28 inches South. We're hoping much of that 28 inches can be pulled out over time as they try to pull the building back into place.

Weather is important. This week started out sunny. By the time these pictures were taken it was cloudy. And now as this is written it is raining. Water fills in at the base of the barn where they sometimes work. It's becomes a lot of mud with water coming off the roof. Work tomorrow may go a little slow until the water is pumped away.