Chasing Cracks.

And the renovation continues. Today is very warm and Michael's up on the scaffolding again. He is performing delicate surgery to repair the cracks and reinforce the walls, hopefully without causing demolition. He works on opening up the cracks, then drills into them at an angle, so that when he fills them with his magic goop, the whole wall will be held together like a completed jigsaw.

Let me illustrate...

These are some of the cracks (with Ruby). You may be able to see daylight.... 

filled cracks, with still naked crack and missing architrave....

note largish holes halfway up the wall ....

ooh, it's the same wall that Michael fixed the fireplace!

And so we wait and hope and pray that the wall will not crumble, that Michael will not end up in hospital, that the remainder of the restoration of Shop 4 will go smoothly and quickly with no reports or injuries.

Stay tuned for the next exciting installment...