Leigh again - since I was at school all week I came to the house Thursday night for a real treat. The progress is amazing thanks to Ed and his hardworking crew, including Rob, and Mark Eldredge (Chimney Cleaning Experts, 603- - yes purposeful plugs for these guys inserted here). Below I am standing behind our new addition which now has a floor! The side where I am standing will be the kitchen, and in front of that to the right will be the dining room, and on the left the entry. The opening in the foreground will be the cellar stairs.
Look at our basement - woohoo! - it's huge! We were worried about having enough headroom because at some point we will want to make it into finished space (for the media room, says Rob), but the ceiling height won't be a problem.
On Friday I helped out mostly by picking up nails around the site (guess I'm the new trash guy). Rob and Mark E. poured some concrete here - this is the top of the wall that was backfilled with dirt (which Rob described previously). This will be the powder room (aka half bath) and the orange triangle is where the plumbing will go.
Also on Friday, Gus and Mike finished the flooring in the study. The flooring in the living room has been completed as well. This was a major goal for the week and they got it done.
The last thing on Friday was installing this beam in the front of the house where the stairs used to be. Gus and Mike did a great job.
The last thing on Friday was installing this beam in the front of the house where the stairs used to be. Gus and Mike did a great job.
You can see in this next shot the outline of where the staircase was.
On Friday evening Rob and I came back over to start marking out the layout of the first floor addition. Ed made this smart suggestion so we can see where everything is supposed to go, get a feel for how it will be and think about making any changes. We laid out the walls, doors and kitchen cabinets with chalk lines (although tomorrow we're going to put tape down). We like the current setup, and are just thinking about making some small changes to the dining room and entry areas (adding a closet in the dining room that would serve as a china cabinet). Here you can see some of the chalk lines. Riley, get off the kitchen counter!
On Friday evening Rob and I came back over to start marking out the layout of the first floor addition. Ed made this smart suggestion so we can see where everything is supposed to go, get a feel for how it will be and think about making any changes. We laid out the walls, doors and kitchen cabinets with chalk lines (although tomorrow we're going to put tape down). We like the current setup, and are just thinking about making some small changes to the dining room and entry areas (adding a closet in the dining room that would serve as a china cabinet). Here you can see some of the chalk lines. Riley, get off the kitchen counter!
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