Week 1 complete!

Temp Kitchen Space (formerly the playroom)
Bath walls to be demoed.
Future slider spot.


Not much to report. The carpenters ripped up our carpet, boxed in our "playroom" so that it can be used as a temporary kitchen in the weeks ahead. I've also included a pic of the bathroom before it gets demolished. Next week's plan is to install the new sliding door. So, here's a
"before" picture of that as well.

March 29th (Day 4)

So, on days 3 and 4, the steel beam went up, one temporary wall came down and now the carpenter is working on boxing in the lally columns and the beam to prep it for wall broard and plastering. Phew. They also framed the new doorway which will lead from the mud/playroom to the office/guest area. Thanks for checking in on us!

(Top Pic) Wall Removed. (Bottom Pic) Frame for new doorway.

Day 2 (of approximately 96)

Today the carpenters tried as hard as they could to get the wooden beam out. They burned through 5-6 saw blades and finally got it out in pieces. I heard a loud "SWEET" as it thundered down.

Here is one end of where it used to be.

Here's a shot of the spot on the floor where the pole used to be:

I've been told that tomorrow that steel beam IS going up. They also discovered that a lot of the electrical wiring was not up to code, so some electricians were out doing the re-wiring. We benefit from having switch plates in logical places now!

Walls up, Walls down

The "pole area" used to look like this:

After today's work of building the temporary support walls, it looks like this:


Tomorrow, the steel beam goes up and possibly the temporary walls can come down. You can see this huge piece of metal on the ground in the pic from today.

Also, walls leading to the office were removed in preparation for the bathroom renovation.

Clearing out

So, On Monday March 26, 2007, it all begins, or ends, depending how you look at it. I'm determined to stay positive, so it's a beginning. The pole removal will be the first big change for the Joseph Household. We're ready. Thanks to help from the kids packing away most of their toys and all our stuff being moved to a storage facility by Paul and Gary. The emptiness is quite a teaser, though. We feel like we have quite the spacious playroom. We're all looking forward to the addition of a shower downstairs and a sliding glass door as our new exit. Then...the kitchen. Will keep ya posted! -Lena