We're Living on Stilts

Now that the siding is off the lower part of the house, you can see how it actually sits above the foundation on stem walls. This will all be recovered, but in the meantime it gives a pretty good idea of how our above ground basement will work with the existing house.

It's a little eerie seeing what actually supports us. And man, the house does sway when Rob does laundry and the washer hits the spin cycle!

This Is Not A Mouse Hole

It's the "vent" for our dryer now that's on the sun porch behind the kitchen and not on the back patio...

If You're Ghetto and You Know It

We haven't broken ground on the basement, so our new washer and dryer are on the back porch. And yes, they're mismatched colors, but I don't care.

The rinse water dumps directly into the backyard. I guess this is the beginning of our gray water system.

To make us even more white trash, the washer "walks" on the spin cycle because the ground isn't level. We have to sit on top of it to keep it in place. But. who doesn't love a good spin cycle?