you, me, and berry (and now baby): September 2009

all boarded up

september 11 progress: fdq wasn't able to stop by the house that day so we stopped by on september 12, saturday. in the morning, it was thunderstorming throughout the bay area so we were concerned if the contractors covered up the house. well, it was mostly covered. there wasn't any wetness when we were there but then it rained on sunday too. oh well.

more pipes and, look, ductwork!

view of dining and kitchen

installing the subfloor

master bath wall

vent pipes above master bath ceiling

dry fit fdq and z in master bath

shiny pants

grandma q got z a couple of cute shiny pants. she didn't know they were shiny at the store. now z's ready for dancing!

september 10 progress

framing the hallway

framing the master bath window

plumbing and framing continues

september 9 progress:

l to r: shower, sink, toilet

framing between laundry and hall bath
at the end of the day, they mostly finished the framing between the master bedroom and bath.

l to r: 2nd closet alcove, pocket door into bath
the closet is our 2nd closet in the master bedroom because the 1st closet is existing and small. we decided to make a closet alcove instead of a full closet to maximize the space inside it. it's not a full depth closet anyway so we plan to install cubbies and a curtain. we changed the door into the bath from a swinging to a pocket door to give us more space in both rooms.

one month down, three and a half to go!

we've hit the one month mark of the remodel - whew! but i'm a little behind on posting the progress so let's go back to last week.
september 8 progress: they started taking off the remaining hardwood floors and it unveiled an interesting find. they also started installing the drain pipes for the bathrooms.

red floors!

hall bath pipes

what is that?

september 4 progress: the contractor had to add a little pole in front of the house. well, not so little:

it's for the temporary power. originally, he hooked the temp power to the house's 1920's electrical panel and the city inspector didn't like it. now we have this. luckily only until the new electrical panel is installed.

old pipes

new pipes

rough plumbing continues

september 3: they're working on the rough plumbing so the progress is not as noticeable.

master bath in the morning

master bath at night

floor framing and rough plumbing

september 2 progress:

floor framing

wall framing the master bath

rough plumbing under the new floor framing

framing time!

they are moving fast! i'm getting a little freaked out because we have to make our final decisions on everything soon - yikes! the following pictures are from yesterday's (sept 1) progress: