Addition - Second Floor

On Monday and Tuesday the builder framed in the interior walls on the second floor of the addition and started working on the addition roof.

More Sanding

We're working on sanding the small front bedroom today. It's not quite finished, but will be tomorrow. And no, there's nothing wrong with the picture below...the haziness is the cloud of dust.

We also have a pretty crop of wildflowers growing near the barn. They smell wonderful.

Wall Repair - Sanding

The plaster wall repair work has moved into the sanding phase. This of course requires respirator use due to the cloud of dust it creates. Now that the weather is warm, the respirators are just that much more fun.

Addition #3

More pictures of the addition. The second floor exterior walls and the first floor interior walls have been framed.

Addition #2

More pictures of the addition.

Addition - First Floor

It's supposed to be sunny and warm all week. The contractor said he should be able to have the first and second floors of the addition framed in by the end of the week.

Here are some pictures of the framed in first floor.

Another Rainy Week

This past week has been mostly wet and rainy with a few dry periods. During the rainy times the contractor has started patching and repairing the hardwood floor.

During the dry periods the contractor was able to work on the first floor of the addition.

Foundation Work #2

It's been another week of rain. During one of the dry periods the contractor was able to remove the foundation forms and start framing the addition.

Foundation Work

After a week of on again off again rain the weather was finally good enough to allow the contractor to get the foundation formed and poured. If the weather stays dry the contractor will start framing the addition later this week.

Support

This past week the weather in Kentucky was cold and wet. The contractor spent the end of last week inside working in the cellar. He added support to several areas and leveled the floors in several other areas.


The weather was nicer today and the contractor was able to work outside. He was able to get the concrete poured for the porch addition footer.

The Big Dig

Here are some pictures taken on Tuesday afternoon after the old brick foundation was removed and the ground dug up in preperation for the new addition footer and foundation.

April 9th Update

This past weekend we continued to work on the plaster walls in the two front bedrooms. We're getting close to being done with the plaster wall/crack repairs. All we have to do now is sand, prime, and paint them.

On Sunday I spent several hours crawling around on the kitchen floor hammering in all of the nails and tacks that were sticking up from the wood floor. There were hundreds of them left in the floor after all of the old linoleum and carpet was removed last year.


Today the contractor replaced a small part of the kitchen floor that was water damaged with new wood sub flooring. He also put down a Durock cement board sub floor on top of the old wood floor to make it smooth and level for a ceramic tile floor.

The big dig begins on Tuesday.

April 5th Update

This week the builder has been working inside on various things.

On Monday he framed in the stud walls for the outside walls in the kitchen. If you remember, all of the plaster was removed from the walls in the kitchen. The new framed outside walls will have new insulation and drywall.

On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday the builder worked on the kitchen/pantry/hallway floor and the kitchen/pantry walls. The area under the second floor guest bathroom wasn't in very good shape. The combination of water damage and poor add-on construction made it necessary to replace parts of the flooring, structural supports, and walls.