A Roof! A Roof! ...well, almost.

Finally! Our metal roof made it today! They started with the addition roof. It was done by lunch time.



Jim surveys the situation up top.





Dwayne puts in his 2¢.


Let's get it on!

Give Me Some Heat!

Today saw the heating guys on the job for the first day. Wish we had heat in the house now! With the addition open to the existing house and doors open all day, it is quite chilly in the house...low 50's. The metal ductwork got partially installed today. It should all be in by the end of tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Jim and Ralph kept doing bits of framing here and there. Near the end of the day, they started to frame around the new ducts.

The addition will have it's own heating and cooling system.


Most of the ductwork is hidden by the soffit.


The ducts all come here to where the new furnace will be.


Duct to heat/cool the bathroom on the right. Tube on the left is for the bathroom fan.

New Master Bathroom

The space within the existing house got framed for the new master bathroom today. There will be a "wet" space with the w.c. and shower and a "dry" space with the sink, storage, and makeup vanity. The walls between the wet and dry will be sandblasted glass.

It is hard to take a good photo at this point, because you are simply too close to walls.



Looking at the wall between dry and wet. A small glass panel will fit in each of the three spaces high up near the ceiling.


You can see the "windows" up high. There is my drawing...right of that is the vanity space and to the left will be the door to the "wet" area.


Shower.


Two square awning windows to let in lots of light.

Popcorn!

My next task is to scape off the "popcorn" ceiling.



Well, on Sunday, I did get all that "popcorn" off. My arm and shoulder suffered! It was a huge mess. We put up plastic sheets on the walls and floor to catch the falling debris. Goggles and mask were a must. It all came off in the end.

Start Framing the Room...

I took these on Saturday. The w.c. is a little bit less private!



From our entry hall.








Looking back into the addition.

A Big Breakthough.

After my TH night of tearing out the old room, Jim and Ralph were back for more. First, the new wall between the living room and the new master bathroom was built. The doorway from the addition was broken open...and in rushed the cold air from outside. At least it is up in the 40's outside. It is pretty cold inside the house now. Now our bed is just inside the front door. Our dressers are in the dining area. Fun stuff!














Ralph enjoys demo. Here he is taking off the old lath.

Gone - The Back Room

On TH evening, I tore out the carpet, removed all the carpet staples (that took forever), took out the trim pieces, and unscrewed all the electrical face plates. Tomorrow we break though!