Sikes Adobe Farmhouse Restoration

May 2003 Progress Report

The following photographs were taken during May 2003. 

The entire roof is scheduled for replacement.  Where salvageable it will be reused.  On May 1st, the center section was removed.

To make sure that everything can be replaced where it belongs, all salvageable parts were carefully labeled as they were removed.

Prior to removing the roof, the wallpaper section was studied and then covered with plastic.

During the week of May 5th, the southern portion of the farmhouse was lifted so that the footings can be replaced.  The purpose is to seismically retrofit the structure.  Although the adobe kitchen cannot be lifted, the walls will be stabilized with a metal band at the ceiling line.  This of course is not historic, but is required per the City of San Diego building code.  It will help protect anyone who might be standing next to one of the walls if there were an earthquake that caused the wall to crumble. 

The following pictures show the sequence of raising the southern portion. 

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