Again a somewhat quiet day. The electricians finished the wiring for all of the electrical outlets and switches. The plumbers were here to install the lines for the bar sink and the refrigerator ice maker. The laundry room was worked on and some of the electric and water lines were moved. The picture is pretty much the same although they have been cleaning up nicely.
The unusually nice weather has been a March bonus as the workers were able to set up their saws in the driveway. There was lots of dust as the beams and supports for the vaulted ceiling were cut. I’m happy to see it floating around the driveway and backyard instead of our garage. It was also a bonus because the heat doesn’t have to be on while the doors are open as they walk in and out of the house. It won’t show up in the pictures but the island has been drawn on the floor and so we are able to visualize where things will be a little better. The nice weather also got me into the yard doing a little of the spring clean up and away from the reconstruction noise inside.
Wow! That was our reaction at the end of today’s work. The openings to the family room were made today and we are surprised at how much they were able to open it up. The original doorway was widened and a new opening was made. The vaulting over the eating area was framed in more and the laundry room was started. We walked around tonight visualizing how cool it is going to be to see through to the golf course from the kitchen areas.
Today the progress was all about being able to vault the ceiling over the kitchen eating area. They decided it could be accomplished with some added support beams. Most of the work today was about getting this accomplished. So no great changes in the pictures.
Day 3 is a miserable, cold, rainy, windy, March Ohio day. The crew arrives at 8 am and begins work. The remaining floor is removed and the sky light area of the ceiling is removed. The plan is to vault the ceiling area over the kitchen table since it was open attic space. The first rollaway trash bin has been filled and replaced with an empty one. Habitat for humanity has collected the cupboards we removed and hopefully someone will enjoy them in a new house. As far as pictures go there isn’t a lot of change from day 2 although it does look a little less messy. It is hard to picture how the sky lights might be changed but I took these pictures today.
