Bye Bye Bushes... And the rest of the porch!

This morning Sheldon's guys removed the overgrown bushes--what a job! So glad we hired that out!

Phone Pics:

Step 1 - cut back branches

Step 2 - remove root WITH A TRUCK

Here are my camera pics after ripping out the bushes:

And now to say goodbye to the old porch...

(Some of these pieces are being saved/reused)

Temporary bracing

I'm not sure I realized there was, at some point, a (functional?) brick foundation wall under the porch. Now it's crumbled and full of trash. Sweet. Good thing we're rebuilding it!!