Teaser: View out the kitchen window

At seven o’clock, the first morning in our Airbnb, I heard banging and quickly snapped this picture. The power cord was being passed over the peak of the roof. I have been following their progress as they have torn down everything to the floor of the attic. A chain saw was used to remove the rafters. I witnessed the beams bundled and lifted down by a crane.

It has been a lesson in structural engineering.

We are in a race of time. Can they finish before we leave in a week?

Update: I held off posting this to see how far they would get. Here’s a picture from Saturday, as the bosses are consulting over the plans spread out on the pallet of bundled materials. There was a lot of pacing and cell phone consultation.
It appears as if they are reconstructing the entire upper building and things aren’t going well.