Day 7

The pictures got taken, but I ended up being computerless as a side-effect of moving stuff around to make way for construction. Yesterday the chimney got extended (couldn't believe he did it in one day), the roof got shingled, the old roofs from previous additions that tie into the new part got re-flashed and patched up, and the floor plan for upstairs got marked out and the first pieces of the interior walls laid in place. Things continue to come together well... let's see what surprises today holds.

Day 6

I missed the photo op because I got home late and left early, but all the exterior trim was done, there was staging set up around the chimney, there was lots and lots of masonry stuff in my driveway, and I think some inside walls got framed, but I didn't climb up there. Pictures tonight of where things stand.

Tomorrow things get interesting because they will punch through into the first floor. Then things get messy.

Week 1

I've been taking pictures of the house construction daily, but fell behind instantly with posting them. To catch everyone up, here's a view of week one. Pictures run in reverse order from newest to oldest:

End of week 1, mostly closed up and looking like a house again:


Interior still to be framed:
The new view from up top:
End of Day 4... exterior walls went up in one day and they even started late due to rain:
Soon to be my new roof:
End of Day 3. Deck down and there's some walls hiding under there. Rain expected overnight:

End of Day 2. Most of joists down and the electrical cleanup done:

End of Day 1. This stuff...
Used to be up there:

Day 0... Our little shack waits quietly for the men with power tools:

Pray for VERY widely scattered

The forecast for early tomorrow is scattered rain. I currently have a house with very little between me and the sky than a layer of plaster (although if today went well I may have plywood too). Regardless, rain is currently my enemy.

I'm taking daily photos of the construction process. Check back soon for the first few days and follow along from there.

The Seams Have Busted

You know what they say: go big or go home. But wait, what if you're already home? Anywho... still a bit more planning to do, but it's time to raise the roof:

Water World

Unfortunately we were not immune to the ice storm of last weekend despite having effectively no ice at our house. The power to the sump pump was out long enough to ruin effectively the entire subfloor downstairs. To add to the fun, we were informed by the insurance co. that nothing is covered. Just a sampling of the damage:




Oh well... back to the drawing board. We're not sure yet if we're going to redo the whole thing the same way or maybe just do carpet direct on concrete. We'll see how it goes.

Dining Room

So believe it or not the dining room is done (sort of). I still have some decorating to do and I need to get a couple other things done before I get to that, but it really is done. The kitchen now looks huge because it's mostly empty. That's a good thing... dead space is something we haven't had much of in a long time. Next phase of the house projects has also been kicked off. I'll leave that a surprise for now. Pictures of the dining room will go up soon (really... honestly... I think...)