Photos from April 16

It was really exciting to finally see all of the work being done on the house in person - so much better than these photos! Work continues to progress. These photos, from Saturday the 16th, show the guest bedroom framed out as well as the upstairs hall bath. More to come soon when I have a chance to do another update.

This is looking into the guest bedroom on the top floor (office is to the right). You can see the framing for the pocket door on the floor in the right bottom corner of the photo.

The port window in the guest bedroom.

The ceiling over the guest bedroom and bathroom. The roof will be raised some to flatten it for our future roofdeck (it currently has a steep pitch). We dropped the ceiling over the guest bed and bath so we can have attic crawl space.

The guest bathroom.

Plumbing

Work has been a little slower the last few weeks. We've had to make a few changes to the structural plans, etc and get the approval from the city to hook up the gas line, so it has taken a bit of time. But we want to make sure that everything is done correctly and we foresee all potential future issues with improvements we want to make to the house (i.e. the structural plans need to be detailed to the point that they show the roof load can hold our future roof deck). This all has to be completed before we re-do the roof.

This week, the plumbing is going in. See photos below. We hope that next week the concrete floor will be poured and they can begin removing and replacing the roof.

The first 'room' framed

Okay, and now I'm caught up on my posts. Ryon took these yesterday. The first shows more framing going up on the main floor. Notice all the old, peeling plaster is off of the walls.

And our dining room windows are framed. Actually glass windows coming soon?

And the most exciting, the first rooms framed in the house! (Also known as the coat closet and the powder room).

Two in one

Work is moving so fast on the house, I can't keep up with my posts. So here is two in one. First, the second floor joists and subfloor were completed last week.

This one shows the main floor looking towards the living room. You can see how tall the ceilings are.

This is looking into the master bedroom on the top floor - 15' ceilings up here!

The next few are from several days later - the start of framing! The interior walls (the long one shared with the house next door) will have exposed brick but we have to insulate all of the exterior walls.

Here is the main floor looking into the back corner of the kitchen. There will be cabinets in this corner so we need drywall here.

These are the kitchen windows. All of the old, rotting wooden window frames have been pulled out. There will be an amazing amount of light in our kitchen.

A new window frame, looking out onto 8th Street from the main floor.

A few more photos

Here are a few more photos from Tuesday.

Second floor joists going up! This one is taken in the living room on the main floor looking towards the kitchen. The second floor joists that are in will be where the guest bedroom is.

Still the first floor looking towards the living room, but all of the subfloor is down.

From the first floor looking up through the second floor to the other port window in the back of the guest bedroom.

It's really happening!

Believe it or not, I have the photographic evidence that this train is finally moving. The first floor joists are mostly installed and the second floor joists should go in this week. We have floors! Once the floors are in, they can start stripping the rest of the old plaster off the walls and replacing the mortar in between the bricks. Here are some photos to enjoy.

Photo 1: In the basement, the first floor joists are overhead. You can see the ladder in the opening where the U-shaped staircase will be. Ignore the joists on the floor; those are ones that have yet to be installed.

Photo 2: The first floor, looking towards Q St - also known as our main living floor. You can see the opening where the stairwell will be. The brick line on the wall above the green plaster is where the second floor joists will be soon. So the top set of windows are in the master bedroom.

Photo 3: Zoomed in on the installed joists. You can see that this section of brick has already been cleaned some. Its going to look great.

Photo 4: The 'foyer' on our main floor and the bottom of our (to be replaced) front door. This is the first time I've seen the front door from the inside!

Photo 5: The kitchen nook/dining room, facing 8th St. I'm not sure why the walls are spray painted but needless to say that will not be staying. Also, notice the brick corner on the left of the photo - we're pretty sure that's the natural color of the brick, which gives us an indication of the color the exterior of the house will be once we strip off all the red paint.

Photo 6: A corner of the kitchen in the back corner of the house. The round port window will be over our sink and looks back to the alley, which is why we're considering frosted glass.

And so it finally begins...

I know the blog has long been dormant, but believe it or not, work has FINALLY started on our beloved house. We have permits in hand, approval from the Historical Society, and a brand new contractor who actually knows what he is doing and wants to get the job done! By the way, if anyone is ever thinking of working with a contractor named Mike Goodson, please contact us to hear about our experience first.

Demo started last Friday, the specially-engineered trusses have been delivered, Ryon met with the framers today, and everything is moving forward. I'll post pictures when we have them!

Thanks for hanging in there and continuing to support us (especially our fantastic neighbors Walter and Ray who have had to live next to the mess).