Here is where the corner started. We have labeled the bricks to help us with the reconstructing of the corner. On the other side, there were no bricks and it had to be done by guessing.
The hole is where there was an old grate for circulation. There is a sump under the turret now and we have been using the hole there to drain it. We are going to fix that this weekend too.
Seth and Ben were underneath working on digging out a better hole for the sump pump.
Bailey and Teddy had to crawl under to make sure things were up to par.
Before it was all said and done, the second corner had to be taken out too.
Seth enjoys the masonry work. I think he likes the detail part of it and is challenged by not having to clean off the face of the bricks. With this project, he has decided he is no longer a mitten mason and is starting to feel pretty confident with the tools.
By the end of Labor Day Weekend, the wall was rebuilt, the vent is in and the sump has successfully been rerouted.
