Just like the Glessner home, the Swift mansion at 4500 South Michigan Avenue is a reminder of the period in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when the South Facet was dwelling to lots of Chicago’s enterprise and social leaders. A rare survivor of that period, now set amidst apartment buildings, business blocks, and vacant tons, the mansion’s history reflects the changes that the neighborhood has undergone because it was constructed greater than a century ago.
First I removed the 1/4” plywood dressing proper beneath the drip edge and saw a really strong framing 2”x4” beneath, perfect for attaching the ledger board, which attaches the duvet to the roof frame. The local constructing code required a 2”x6” ledger board, which meant I needed to saw off two inches of wooden from the highest of the bay window’s field.
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