Demolishing old stonework, pouring a concrete footing.

Last week we started a project in Blowing Rock for High Country Renovators.  The owners of the house wanted to expand a patio by tearing down two walls and rebuilding them to provide access to the patio from the front of the house.

We began by removing the existing stonework one piece at a time, being careful to separate the stone from the rubble and save them for when we rebuild the walls.

One the demolition was complete, we excavated for footings and built a form for the new section of patio, ensuring we placed lots of steel to reinforce the concrete.

Then my concrete truck arrived, we poured the 2 1/2 yards, and now we're ready for stone!