Well we had planned to hire someone to sheetrock but they never got back to us and after missing our first appt we didn’t like the track record of having to re-schedule or re-reach out ourselves (I did reach out by email asking about the quote and got no response) so I guess he didn’t …
Progress continues quickly as we finished up all the prep work for insulation and they came out last Wednesday to start the job (they are finishing up today with a few small touch ups and cleanup). We are seeing a huge improvement in heat retention even with the heat turned off this weekend (we turned …
I’ve been very neglectful in updates because I didn’t have pictures and I haven’t been there for 99% of the work that’s been done… partly because Ryan’s dad has done so much for us! One afternoon he went over and demo’d all the exterior walls because we had decided we’d do that and spray foam… …
First off – Ryan did an amazing job closing up the second dormer quickly. On the following Saturday he finished the roof on it (Nov 14) while I was out of town. The windows arrived last friday and that night Ryan got the first one put in already! He put the second one in on …
We got hit with rain this week – especially on Wednesday which was the day Ryan and his dad hoped to finish up the dormer. THey worked in the rain but they couldn’t finish the roof shingles in the rain so they just finished up the soffit (closed it in) and Ryan got the window …
It’s not really a surprise that dormer number 2 is going a bit faster than the first – lessons learned and all that! Ryan and his dad worked 1/2 of Saturday and all day Sunday this weekend on the dormer. Saturday morning Ryan went and picked up the wood we had milled into flooring – …
We didn’t start dormer 2 this weekend – due to the supposed rain on sunday – that never came and it was beautiful on sunday – all well! Ryan got a few things buttoned up on the first dormer and built the first wall for dormer 2 so it’s ready to go next weekend. We …
This past weekend Ryan replaced the rotted sill plate under the front door and finished securing the smaller beam in the basement! Jacking up work is done! On Sunday with the help of Ryan’s dad they got the rest of the demo done in preparation for putting in dormers. I had to unwire/rewire a bit …
Evenings and weekend work has continued at the new house, we have a dumpster now so it’s a bit easier to cart everything out. All the doors have been removed, all carpet except for a few stair treads has been removed. 2 walls have been removed in the bedrooms where the dormers will go. Last …
Even though the blog has been quiet it’s been an eventful 2 months. First off – our second little one arrived almost 3 weeks early (like her sister) – June 11 – Isabella Georgiana. She was 6lbs 10oz and was healthy as could be. She’s 6 weeks old now and growing like a weed. Her …