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Hard
work and support from many generous people were needed to rehabilitate
this historical building. We had to jack up and straighten the entire
structure, tear off the old roof, and install a new one. Then the hard work
really began.
We feel the renovation was a
community project as much as a business enterprise. Many thanks to those who
helped.
Click on the thumbnail to see a larger picture. A before and almost after picture of the Marv's Place Joel II working on the front sidewalk Ben and Walt laying more of the sidewalk. The original, herringbone-pattern brick sidewalk was marred by more than a century of wear and tear, frost heaves, and paint splatters. All the bricks were removed, old concrete skirts broken up, a new curb laid, the ground graded for drainage, and a new base of bermstone and sand laid and tamped. Then the bricks were re-laid upside-down to expose their clean sides.
Ben and Walt found that
relaying the bricks, many of them worn, misshapen, or broken, frustrated
them at every turn. The bricks just didn't seem to want to lay back in the
same old pattern. It definitely took the minds of geniuses (Ben and Walt) to
get them finally down. Look for the brick along Mound Street stamped "WBF"--Wheeling
Brick Factory, we guess.
Ben and Val checking out the progress made on the sidewalk. The sidewalk is almost finished!! Below are some various pictures of the renovation process: Sharon cleaning up plaster that was torn off the walls. Workers straightening the side of the building Sharon and Richard "Zero" Christian working on the inside of the building. "Hmmmmm, What to do next?" Doug wonders what to start on next Sharon's ingenious way of determining where the lights should go. Jamie certainly got conned into this one. Charles getting the ground ready for the curb. "You sure that goes there?" Joel and Tom looking at the new duct work. Craig, Ben and Tony taking a break from work. Tony, Craig and Ben taking another break. Hey, they do work! Jim and Charles working on the outside of the building. Tom checking out some of his work. Aunt Grace and Barb, painting the trim. Carla, painting some of the trim. Ben
laying down flooring in one of the bathrooms.
This picture is of our apartment in the back of Marv's Place. I wanted to put
this in to show the |