Sorry so far behind....

Sorry I'm so far behind on the blog. With the arrival of the sub-contractors came a lack of sleep. Day time workers have no respect for those of us who keep the world turning while you all sleep. Oh well, all in the interest of getting this project done. I'm on vacation this next week so maybe I will have time to get caught up with the stories of the problems with subs.... (reasons I have less hair and more wrinkles than before we started....)

Make The Trash Go Away....

All these years I've been doing it wrong.....

Instead of overloading my little trailer I 

should just call Richard and his excavator

Trash Pile

This is 1 of several trash piles in the yard. This was the largest. A little project like this creates a lot of trash.

Interior Walls

Got the interior walls framed in on Thursday.Basically just the walls of the 

bathroom. What you see here is the doorway

into the bathroom from the bedroom.

Wrong Roof

Thought I would check in on the roofers and see how it was going...... I stepped off the ladder on to the roof and told them to STOP! The shingles were the wrong color. They had about 1/3 of the roof done when I stopped them. This was Friday, Monday they came back and delivered the correct shingles, and left an hour later..... They showed up Tuesday at 9am, removed the mistake, took a break at 10:15, roofed for a bit, took lunch, finished up and left mid-afternoon. Thinkin I shoulda been a roofer with those kinda work hours.....

Door and Windows

Windows and door went in on Thursday evening, 8 days after they started framing. Amazing how cold it gets went you open up your house to the elements on a project like this.

Im Behind.....

Ok, Im behind again. Time for sleep wins out over blogging time.

Its been about a week since my last post. Been alot of action

around here in that week. So lets get started on getting caught

up.

Going Going Gone

What used to be the back wall of the house in 

our bedroom is coming down. Shane is standing

just inside of where our south bedroom window

was as he removes sheetrock from the wall.

This is not a bad picture..... The haze is the dust

from the blow-in insulation in the attic coming

down as Shane removes the ceiling in what was 

our bedroom. The back wall has been removed.

Boxed In

Im a couple days behind...

(Slept instead of blogged)

Here is the addition with all

the boxing on the walls and

roof. We ran out of house wrap

(white stuff with upside down

Lowes logo). Waiting on roofer

and siding is on its way from

Nebraska.....

Roof Framing

Roof framing is coming along nicely. The crew worked saturday to make up for 

the time they lost last monday and tuesday because of the rain. They got all the 

half trusses up over the new room and got most of the rafters added on to the west side over the family room.  

Walls Up

The walls are up! I didnt get a shot

of just the sub-floor by itself. With 

the exterior walls up we can get a 

feeling of just how big the bedroom will be.

She Thinks I've Gone Crazy.......

Ha... Jokes on her....

I haven't GONE crazy....

I was BORN this way....

You would think after 27 years

she woulda figured that out....

XOXO Love Ya Honey....

Floor Framing

Here the floor joists are in place

and waiting to have the subfloor

glued and nailed on.

Truss Delivery

The semi carrying the roof trusses

dumps them in the back yard. 

Reminds me of years ago..... when 

I worked in lumberyards making

deliveries just like it.

Muddy Mess

With almost an inch and a quarter

of rain in one day the soft dirt around 

and in the hole turned into a big mud

bath. I pumped about 6" of water out 

of the hole. With the pool gone and 

that area bare dirt it too is a sloppy

mess. The lumber delivery truck

got stuck in the back yard and we 

had to pull it out with a 4 wheel drive.

BackFill

Little Richard came back out 

and back filled dirt on the 

outside of the foundation walls

Foundation Walls

Here are the foundation walls 

with the forms stripped off

Plan Scan

Ok, got a scan of the plan. The area where its marked walk in closet and most of the bathroom

are where our existing bedroom is. What looks

like a corner soaker tub is going to be a large

shower with 2 heads and a corner seat. Our closet now will become the closet for the front bedroom and that rooms closet and the hallway

linen closet will be removed providing added floor space in that room.

Here is the brick before I started

screwing the furring strips on. The

old 4x12 ruf cedar mantle has 

already been removed.

Here furring strips have been 

screwed to the brick. Furring 

strips gives me something solid

to nail the facing to.

A work in progress. The main facing is up

but the hearth front is not.

Here it is all done and pretty

Pump It Up

They used a concrete pump to pour the foundation walls.

Here Brad, (black shirt) Shane, (white shirt) and the pump operator

(grey shirt) place concrete in the forms. Took about 5 minutes for

them to pour 36ft of wall.

Seal Of Approval

There is a sign in our house that says.....

"This House Is Owned And Operated Solely For The Comfort And Convenience Of My Dog"

Misty added her autograph to the footings....... Cant wait to hear what Brad the job foreman has to say monday

Here the footing is poured and the upright rebar that will anchor the stem wall is in place. This was friday, the crew will build the stem wall forms monday morning and pour them in the afternoon.

Every Building Needs A Strong Foundation

Formed up and ready to pour. The footing forms are staked in place and rebar is drilled into the existing house foundation.

Then you wait...........

For the City Inspector.........

To sign off on the footings on your permit.

Then you wait..........

For the concrete truck to show up.

Whole Lota Dirt

Ever wonder what 30 cubic yards of dirt looked like out of a hole? 

Dug Out

Richard cleared the way for construction to begin. Digging out the crawl space and area for the foundation footings. Please note that there is a Skid Steer loader on my Christmas list now...... I could have alot of fun...huh.... I mean....I could get alot of work done with 1 of those

First Bite

This is the first bite.... "Little Richard" (guy has to be 6' 10") the dirt guy, digs the first bucket full of dirt for the crawl space. Richard made it look easy, took less than an hour to dig whole area to a depth of 2 feet.

Getting Started....Demolition

The Money Pit is gone..... The pool is gone after all these years. Sure opens up the back yard. Wonder if asphalt is cheaper than concrete? Be a great spot for a basketball court with a HUGE Jayhawk center court........

In The Beginning

This is the view that will be changing. Looking at the south east corner of the back of the house. 

Project Overview

What Started out as a "Grand Plan" has now been reduced to a "Workable Plan". (Its always about the Money)
The Project is an 16'X20' addition which will become our new bedroom, our existing bedroom will become a bathroom and walk in closet. At the same time the linen closet in the hallway and the closet in the front bedroom will be removed and the closet in our current bedroom will be switched to the closet for the front bedroom. I would post a scan of the drawings but Windows Vista made our scanner obsolete.
To go along with the changes to the back of the house we have replaced windows on the front of the house and removed the front breezeway door. Changing out the picture window in the dining room allowed us to remove the 2 different kinds of fake stone on front of the house and will be resided with siding to match rest of house.
The crown jewel will be the bathroom. The corner Jacuzzi tub was cut from the project in favor of a large shower with seating and 2 shower heads, just not enough room for both. Oil rubbed bronze finished fixtures will look great with the golden sand ceramic tile we have picked out.

Follow The Suite....

Im Starting this blog so all can follow along and see the progress of our Master Suite Addition. Hopefully I will keep it updated with current pictures and comments on our mental well being....