In the meantime, we are waiting on the engineering company to give us a solution to the beam that goes across the back of the house that was the original back wall of the structure--the one also cut in two, with the two pieces being supported by that brick column.
Also, I wanted you to see the mess that is the electrical wiring. It is a combination of cloth wiring (that had just been cut and not properly tapped off), knob & tube wiring, and the current wiring, though illegally tapped. We have one junction box that has 7 wires leading to other junction boxes. So not up to building code. All the wires have been taped together to get them out of the way, but it is still such a mess. That will all be addressed in due time.
Also, take a look at the sub-floor where the powder room used to be. A long time ago, that sink and toilet combo had a tub too. We think that some of the holes in the floor are from the tub or where a former toilet used to be. The hole has a scalloped edge-- no jigsaw to cut a proper circle!
The scarier photo is this one below, which shows how there was no sub-floor underneath the linoleum underneath the sink in the bathroom. Or that the toilet was properly supported. See the circle with a rag on it, above the tip of my shoe? That is the flange for the old toilet. Nice how the floor has either rotted away or been cut away. The stud that cuts across the opening was added today. The bottom of the hole is the bulk head in the basement's bedroom. *sigh* Opening the walls has been an eye opener, that is for sure. It is a wonder that the toilet hadn't leaked or that the house hadn't caught fire!
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