“Ghost” – the outline, discoloration, cut or broken parts of something suggesting the shape and/or nature of something that existed in the past but is now gone.
‘ghost’ and cut concrete blocks of removed pump room
The subterranean pump room (see Excavating The Basement, posted February 13, 2015) was one among several features recorded about the history of the property. 
The patched in ledger board and ‘ghost’ of a missing feature against the face of the concrete blocks indicates there was probably a poured concrete stoop and steps matching that removed from the rear kitchen once the deck was removed (see Removing The Deck, posted February 1, 2015). 
This was the first time we saw the original Cove (also called “Dutch” or “German”) lap wood siding. It had been covered by fiber-cement shingles and then by vinyl siding in a profile similar to the original cove. After the new basement and reinforced footings had been constructed the floor joists (FJs) for the future living room (RL) were installed and covered with the flooring underlayment of 3/4″ plywood by February 3, 2012. We covered the new floor with a blue tarp then waited for the framing crew to be available. 
The framers arrived Monday, March 12, and started framing the skeleton of the living room addition. It was sunny and 45F (7.2C). 
At some point they moved to the cathedral ceiling roof of the first floor rear bedroom and began its removal in preparation of framing the second floor sleeping porch. 
By Thursday, March 15 the living room had been framed and the sleeping porch cut out of the rear roof. It was 55F (12.8C). The main roof would be coming off the following Monday. Since I would be staying at the house I was hoping for continued warmer and sunny days. Marina packed and moved in with her mother about 31 miles away (which is closer to where she works).The boiler had been shut down and pipes drained since there was no point in having it run without a roof on the house. The weather would become a concern from this point on. Rain on Friday kept the crew away except to erect the temporary electrical service pole. The electrician prepared the temp service pole and took the wires off the roof that soon would no longer be there.
JaMa House 
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