Week 4, begins...Progress!!

When last we left our intrepid and plucky remodelers, they were knee deep in muck as seen below. This was taken Friday evening. There is a concrete footer that this iron rod is set in that is underneath the 6 or so inches of bilge water.
Here's a better view of the completed footers.
Here's the tent structure that Dave built, as the weekend progressed the footers did dry out. The weather was spectacular on Sunday, May 10th - God's gift to Mid-atlantic Moms!

Here's the wide view, unfortunately, it got really windy on Saturday night and Sunday. The tarp was a casualty of the wind. All of those 12 foot beams that were holding it up toppled at some point, leaving only the roof part that Dave built. It did the trick, tho.

In order to accomodate the new roofline of the addition, we had to have our window upstairs replaced with a smaller one. Here is is below. We really like it! It's a Simonson window, which we'd never heard of (I'd only heard of Pella and Andersen windows).

Here's the wide view. The new window is in a small bedroom, we use as a home gym. The window to the left is my bathroom.

Monday, Steve came and the masonry guys were here at about 7am. There was an intermittant (and unforcasted, grrrr) rain, but they were able to get started and lay the new foundations. Most of this will be essentially invisible. The portion below will be under our new deck.

Below is the view from the rear. This will be about where the new fireplace will be.

Here's the side view on the side of the house.Here's a better view of the back.

Mom, here's the side yard. This is the Wygelia and the white azelea bush that's on the side of the house. Ironically, this has been one of the most beautiful Washington Springs in a few years, a perfect combo of a wet late winter, cool but not freezing temps and good luck.

Here's the front yard where they came in with the back hoe, it really tore the yard up.

Here's some interiors. This is the new hallway. Steve and Dave framed in our new powder room on Thursday and Friday, complete with new pocket door, that's the metal frame on the right.

Here's where the door to the powder room will be.

This is looking into the new kitchen. The back wall will probably be gone next week.

We're looking from the kitchen into the new dining room!

This was taken from the front door, looking into the new hallway.

So that's where we are. I think we're going to see real progress this week. Alan said that once the foundation is in place that the new structure will go up quickly. I cannot wait!

Dad Update!! My Dad got his staples out of his knee at 4pm this afternoon. He came home from the rehab facility on Saturday, and he's already making it up the 25 steps to his bedroom and the shower! I am amazed at his progress and terribly proud of him!

S'all for now!

L8r,

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