z likes construction

when z gets home from school

she's crabby

christmas present?

yes, i've been very bad at posting our progress. 2 -1/2 months later we're sooooooooooooo close.

kitchen:

hall bath:

master bath:

living/dining:

new front door!

z playing in front yard

kitchen list

kitchen:
-refrigerator

-toilets

- ordered cooktop, oven

- contracted cabinet maker

- need dishwasher, hood, microwave, sink, faucet, countertop, etc

one month later

sorry it's been so long! we've been super busy but i'll try to keep better updates of the progress. here's a quick recap:

- finished framing the addition

- finished framing the addition's roof

- finished roofing

- finished the stairs modification

- fireplace removed

- most of the windows installed

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