Well, it has been over a month since i have blogged anything and i spend a lot of time working so i figured i would start posting bit my work. Frankly, i get tired of it but maybe someone may find it interesting. I would if it wasnt my problem to fix everyday. I have been doing this type of work for about a 9 months now as a Project Manager and wow have i learned a lot in less than a year. I never know what i am going to run across! Here are some shots of one of my very interesting jobs. I have been working on for the last three months while running multiple other ones. It was a 7 million dollar home only 90 days old when a outdoor fireplace caused a fire that burned inside the patio cover / balcony. I never imagined it would end in a complete gut of nearly 2 million dollars in electrical, hvac, cabinets, etc. Odly, a proper thermal envelope , fireblocking and draftstopping would have eliminated 90% of this smoke damage. Nearly evertyhing had to be removed form the home as I combated the heavy smoke odors with a variety of methods such as removal, ice and sand blasting, odor masking and smoke sealing. I am very proud of the work we have performed on this project. More projects will follow, but dont worry i will try to squeeze some fun stuff in too. I have over 1000 pictures of this job.
Getting the contents out that can be saved is the first step.
Picture of the initial damage...almost nothing visible from a fire in the corner column fireplace. The smoke went through all the interior walls and eventually led to the entire interior being gutted and sealed. 
Getting the contents out that can be saved is the first step.
Picture of the initial damage...almost nothing visible from a fire in the corner column fireplace. The smoke went through all the interior walls and eventually led to the entire interior being gutted and sealed.
Evidence of pressurized smoke blowing through walls and out of baseboards.
Nothing showin g on the interior except smoke around baseboards and outlets.
Nothing showin g on the interior except smoke around baseboards and outlets.
A speaker pulled from the lid in the room above showeed the problem is much worse that it appears.
Same spot about two months later. Dry ice blasting in progress to scrub as much soot as possible from framing. (Lots and Lots of Demo labor later!)
Same spot after complete gut of all roughs, dry ice blasting and smoke sealing.
Same spot about two months later. Dry ice blasting in progress to scrub as much soot as possible from framing. (Lots and Lots of Demo labor later!)
Same spot after complete gut of all roughs, dry ice blasting and smoke sealing.
Busting up some inch think italian travertine.
Was a lot of work getting that deck down...all while keeping the pool clean mind you!
After a bit of sandblasting and sealing.
Before...it looks ok right?
But this is what it looks like behind! Smoke can get everywhere.
3 comments:
that is pretty cool - that is a crazy huge house. was the fire pit a gas one? We want to put one of those in but I will need to call you about it (like how big of a line to run).
Thanks for showing those pictures. I hope that you will show more of your projects. It was fun to see that home when we were there for Thanksgiving. I guess you should be thankful tht you have a construction job that keeps you busy.
Wow that is some pretty crazy stuff! Tell Emilee congrats from us on passing the boards! That is awesome!
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