The brick pillar has been removed and the beam has been successfully installed. The beam is compromised of two L-shape pieces of metal, installed separately and then welded together to the older beam.
The two halves are inserted into the wall (on the left of the photo), and then shored up the existing bricks with some additional cement. Over this long holiday weekend, they will leave temporary supports and then remove them on Monday. After the welding was done, then the brick pillar was removed entirely.
Because of the temporary supports, one can't get the full effect of having the whole kitchen opened yet. We will just have to wait until next week!
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| the wooden 2x4s will be removed after the weekend, giving time for the cement on the left wall to dry & cure |
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| what is left of the pillar |
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