Saturday October 03, 2009 at 16:39

I haven’t been working on the project for about 3 weeks, but I stopped up and took some photos yesterday.  Here is the master bedroom and bathroom.

I haven’t been working on the project for about 3 weeks, but I stopped up and took some photos yesterday.  Here is the master bedroom and bathroom.

Sunday August 30, 2009 at 9:25

Sunday August 30, 2009 at 9:23

Sunday August 30, 2009 at 9:21

Wednesday August 26, 2009 at 19:55

Wednesday August 26, 2009 at 19:54

Wednesday August 26, 2009 at 19:53

When the project is all ‘said and done’ we will have reused 6 original doors.  In this photo you see the doors that will be used for a wall of closets in the master bedroom.

When the project is all ‘said and done’ we will have reused 6 original doors.  In this photo you see the doors that will be used for a wall of closets in the master bedroom.

Wednesday August 26, 2009 at 19:50

We removed the plywood in the kitchen in order to ‘weather’ the crawlspace.  With this complete, we are all ready for cement board and tile!

We removed the plywood in the kitchen in order to ‘weather’ the crawlspace.  With this complete, we are all ready for cement board and tile!

Wednesday August 19, 2009 at 18:57

Sunday August 16, 2009 at 9:08

Progress Report: The rain really put a wrench in work this week.  Trying to keep a house dry is both frustrating and a full time job in itself!  Fortunately, we were able to totally finish the roof (structure, 2 layers of sheathing, cricket, & parapet) this week and found plenty of other interior work to keep us busy as we tried to stay dry! I have rendered a diagram of the roof (see photo).  The roof was quite complex to design and build, but it turned out great!  We have a complex cricket system for drainage that took a day in itself to build.  Brian and I also began repairing and leveling the bathroom floor beams (1 at a time!) and also added the majority of the interior TJI floor joists.  With some sunny weather, we will get the remainder of the sheathing on and then begin wrapping and siding the exterior. The bathroom sink has been chosen, so now we can begin laying out the locations of the plumbing lines. We are a little behind where we wanted to be at this point, but with the usual or unexpected items (absolutely NO foundation and no usuable 2nd floor structure!) and some additions that have been included in the project (new bathroom, 2’-0” cantilever, and removing part of the dining/living wall) we are moving along positively!  It is always a humbling experience to see how much work is involved in simply removing 3 feet of a wall!  For example, we have removed a small portion of the wall seperating the dining from the living room.  The result will be quite amazing as far as site lines and the openess provided, but we have to deal with moving ductwork, integrating plumbing, aligning a new wall with existing walls, and repairing the floor.  The moral of the story…what seems quite simple, is ALWAYS the opposite! More to come…

Progress Report:

The rain really put a wrench in work this week.  Trying to keep a house dry is both frustrating and a full time job in itself!  Fortunately, we were able to totally finish the roof (structure, 2 layers of sheathing, cricket, & parapet) this week and found plenty of other interior work to keep us busy as we tried to stay dry!

I have rendered a diagram of the roof (see photo).  The roof was quite complex to design and build, but it turned out great!  We have a complex cricket system for drainage that took a day in itself to build.  Brian and I also began repairing and leveling the bathroom floor beams (1 at a time!) and also added the majority of the interior TJI floor joists.  With some sunny weather, we will get the remainder of the sheathing on and then begin wrapping and siding the exterior.

The bathroom sink has been chosen, so now we can begin laying out the locations of the plumbing lines.

We are a little behind where we wanted to be at this point, but with the usual or unexpected items (absolutely NO foundation and no usuable 2nd floor structure!) and some additions that have been included in the project (new bathroom, 2’-0” cantilever, and removing part of the dining/living wall) we are moving along positively!  It is always a humbling experience to see how much work is involved in simply removing 3 feet of a wall!  For example, we have removed a small portion of the wall seperating the dining from the living room.  The result will be quite amazing as far as site lines and the openess provided, but we have to deal with moving ductwork, integrating plumbing, aligning a new wall with existing walls, and repairing the floor.  The moral of the story…what seems quite simple, is ALWAYS the opposite!

More to come…

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