So much progress, so little blog
Why haven't we been posting? You might ask yourself this question. Well, because around the time they broke ground, the whole project had really started to feel like a Jewish baby shower. You know, you're really not supposed to make plans or 'celebrate' as such until the baby's born and home.
That's kind of how the whole early process made me end up feeling.
However, I feel that way no more. As of today, we have a roof, windows, a garage floor, rough plumbing, and rough electrical. WHEEEE.
There's a slew of photographic evidence on Rich's Flickr, but I'll go over the highlights here.
First, at the end of January, the guys took down the fence and the old deck. It was a really warm winter here, for the most part, so they didn't have much trouble.
Shortly after that, in early March, the digging for the footings and foundation began.
Within a few weeks, the walls started going up.
By late April, the roof trusses were going in...
...and the six Guatemalan roofer guys tossed off the old shingles and put on a whole new roof in a single day.
At the same time, the builders were continuing work inside, framing up all the interior walls.
And by the first week of May, the windows had all been installed.
The new hot water heater was an unplanned but ultimately welcome addition.
For some reason, siding doesn't go on as quickly as roofing...this is two days work.
And today...the garage floor!
So yes, lots is happening. And we'll try to be better about actually keeping up as the interior finish begins.