After meeting with Sean Farrell Excavation company we confirmed their availability and their access to all materials required for our driveway/retaining wall project. The start date is tentatively set for Monday/Tuesday August 26/27.
We will announced the exact date in a few days after our skylight contractor finishes installation and removes their tools and materials from the roof by a crane.
There is a chance that during the project we might have intermittent access to our garage either very early in the morning or late at night when construction work is stopped. There is no guarantee when we might have access because it will depend on whether the company decides to work on the retaining wall first or on the driveway. They said that they might use metal plates for us to drive on but it is not guaranteed.
We should have more precise information on day-by-day access a day in advance. If you need your car daily we recommend finding a parking spot outside of our building.
Construction work might take 2-3 weeks and a lot will depend on how the excavation will be going and if they run into a ledger, it might take extra time to remove.
We will announced the exact date in a few days after our skylight contractor finishes installation and removes their tools and materials from the roof by a crane.
There is a chance that during the project we might have intermittent access to our garage either very early in the morning or late at night when construction work is stopped. There is no guarantee when we might have access because it will depend on whether the company decides to work on the retaining wall first or on the driveway. They said that they might use metal plates for us to drive on but it is not guaranteed.
We should have more precise information on day-by-day access a day in advance. If you need your car daily we recommend finding a parking spot outside of our building.
Construction work might take 2-3 weeks and a lot will depend on how the excavation will be going and if they run into a ledger, it might take extra time to remove.
Right after the driveway project is completed there will be another project starting early in September. It will be for masonry repairs, building facade waterproofing and balconies painting. It is hard to predict how long this project will take, most likely 2-3 months.
After all this is done, we should not expect any major repairs for a few year but fixing the backyard is still on our list and it will be covered by the special assessment #2 (it is the 100-dollars a month one). The backyard work can only be done after we get enough funds to hire a contractor. Backyard project will include restoring the drainage around perimeter of our underground garage roof and putting up a new fence.
After all this is done, we should not expect any major repairs for a few year but fixing the backyard is still on our list and it will be covered by the special assessment #2 (it is the 100-dollars a month one). The backyard work can only be done after we get enough funds to hire a contractor. Backyard project will include restoring the drainage around perimeter of our underground garage roof and putting up a new fence.
Smaller fixes that are at the maintenance level will be covered from our regular operations account funds.
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