State of the House Repairs since the Quake, June 17, 2023

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Before
After quake
After quake
Teardown before repair
Repairs in progress
Cracks in inner walls

These are pictures of the entry arch before and after the earthquake as well as one of the cracks inside the house.

Click on photos to enlarge.

To answer Derrick’s question about the earthquake: This was an earthquake in October of last year whose epicenter was on the coast but it caused big jerks here. I was in the car and thought it was a really strong wind buffeting the car back and forth. Then I saw the telephone poles swaying and people streaming from the stores into the street. There was one quake of just a minute or two followed by another. There wasn’t any damage here that I could see, except when I got home I noticed cracks in my house and entry arch that over the months have gotten wider and wider until at last my door to the street wouldn’t latch at all as the cracks above it had widened so much. Cracks in my house appeared from front to back door in my entry hall which is really the juncture of the two wings of my L shaped house and when my friend Agustin inspected the house he determined that the two wings of the house had never really been joined by metal joists but just by concrete, so these are being installed and hopefully all of the cracks will be sealed and won’t reappear. In addition, the sorts of cracks shown in the last photo opened up from front to back of house in the hall as well as in rooms adjoining the center hall. Lots of work left to do after the main repairs are finished.

21 thoughts on “State of the House Repairs since the Quake, June 17, 2023”

  3. Sam's avatarSam

    Wow, beautiful work Judy, you must be proud of those workmen and the results too~! When I first looked I said Oh Damn they just puttied up the cracks, that will never last. Then I saw how through they really were. Guess you had to get Jesus back to repaint the murals. The reinforcing rod connections tell me that the workmen down there know their stuff~! Impressive~!

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      No.. the first photo was how it was before the damage. The current state is that they have rebuilt the shape.. still smoothing the concrete.. Won’t be painted until August if Jesus has the time.

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  6. Marilyn Armstrong's avatarMarilyn Armstrong

    I’ve always had a strong preference for living where the ground doesn’t move, but there’s always some potential calamity waiting for us and our homes. We had a really serious tornado out west and one very VERY close to home. Even a small tornado can do a lotta damage.

    But your door wasn’t just any old door. It was something special. Really, your entire house is art. A lot of damage for what seemed a minor jolt at the time. I wish you well in restoring the house its beauty.

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  9. Bozo's avatarBozo

    Looking good! It’s snowing on Mt Hood today (Father’s Day). Nice to escape the heat of Ajijic……. Big hugs

    ❤️ Bozo

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