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House raised in Kirkwood gets a basement
Date: 1/24/2012 Album ID: 1401505
Photos by by J.B. Forbes
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The EHM company raised a home in Kirkwood on W. Adams Street so a basement could be built underneath. The home, built in 1853, was jacked up and placed on blocks while workers took away the dirt underneath so a basement could be built.
Laborer Bob Niedbala rides in the bucket of a skid loader Monday morning Jan. 23, 2012, so he can detatch a drain hose from the downspout of this Kirkwood home on W. Adams. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Sub-contractor Travis Krueger carries heavy machine operator Mark Fowler to his machine Tuesday morning Jan. 24, 2012 on W. Adams in Kirkwood. Fowler is paralyzed from the waist down and uses hand controls to operate machinery. He is working on a house that has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Joe Matyiko removes dirt Tuesday morning Jan. 24, 2012, from under a house on W. Adams in Kirkwood. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Joe Matyiko starts the engine on his skid loader Tuesday morning Jan. 24, 2012, as he prepares to work with the help of his dog, Kutya, on a house on W. Adams in Kirkwood. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Kutya will ride on the machine for hours while Matyiko moves dirt. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Joe Matyiko removes dirt with his skid loader Tuesday morning Jan. 24, 2012, with the help of his dog, Kutya, under a house on W. Adams in Kirkwood. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Kutya will ride on the machine for hours while Matyiko moves dirt. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Joe Matyiko removes dirt with his skid loader Tuesday morning Jan. 24, 2012, with the help of his dog, Kutya, under a house on W. Adams in Kirkwood. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Kutya will ride on the machine for hours while Matyiko moves dirt. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Laborer Bob Niedbala (left) jokes with his boss Joe Matyiko Monday morning Jan. 23, 2012, at a house construction site in Kirkwood. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. The men were discussing the problems of draining water away from their dig. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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The original slats have been exposed at the base of this Kirkwood house that was built in 1853 without a basement. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Once the house is lowered onto the new foundation, rotten boards at the base of the house will be replaced. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Laborer Bob Niedbala (left) works with heavy machine operator Mark Fowler Monday morning Jan. 23, 2012, as they remove the dirt under this Kirkwood house on W. Adams. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Laborer Bob Niedbala gets the kinks out of a drainage hose while he pumps water out of the dig site under a Kirkwood house on W. Adams. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Laborer Bob Niedbala hooks up an electric line to a sump pump Monday morning Jan. 23, 2012, to remove water from the dig site under a house on W. Adams in Kirkwood. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Sub-contractor Travis Krueger pulls a tree under a telephone line while Joe Matyiko moves the tree Tuesday morning Jan. 24, 2012, out of the way of construction on a house on W. Adams street in Kirkwood. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Laborer Bob Niedbala uses a skid loader to remove dirt from under a house on W. Adams in Kirkwood Tuesday morning Jan. 24, 2012. The house has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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Sub-contractor Travis Krueger carries heavy machine operator Mark Fowler to his wheelchair Tuesday morning Jan. 24, 2012 on W. Adams in Kirkwood. Fowler is paralyzed from the waist down and uses hand controls to operate machinery. He is working on a house that has been raised by the EHM Company so that a basement foundation can be built underneath. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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