Framing STILL almost done...

So we made a few changes to the framing, so it isn't quite done yet.

We decided to recess the area where the refrigerator goes so that it can be flush with the front of the cabinets. We also wanted to close up the old doorway into the hallway and put a new, wider pass-through in a little further down the wall.

We also wanted to expand the area of the kitchen by about 1 1/2 feet to accomodate our desired kitchen cabinet design.

...so the framing should be done tomorrow.

Here's a few more pictures.

Framing almost done

The framing is nearing completion. The first to second floor stairs were finished today and look great. They will eventually get stained dark to match the new kitchen cabinets.

Here are the rest of the pictures from today.

Two buildings into one

The new construction was tied back into the original house today, so the framing is almost complete. The stringers for the first to second floor staircase were also installed.

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a slight problem...

I know what you're all thinking, but no, this isn't the result of our neighbor using our bathroom after another night of binge drinking. This time.

We had a lot of rain last Friday. A LOT of rain. And apparently the less-than-stellar weatherproofing job of one of the workers allowed rain to get into the attic where it soaked the insulation and caused most of the ceiling to collapse in the bathroom.

Our neighbor might actually be under there somewhere - we haven't heard from him in several days. If he is, I hope we get to him before the DTs set in, because THAT would be ugly.

Huzzah!! New pictures!!!

The framing finally continued again towards the end of last week, so here are some current pictures. They will start to connect the old and new structures tomorrow, so the framing should be done very soon.

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