On Wednesday morning, our contractor passed on the word that the City has issued our permit for construction to commence. Our project manager stopped the masonry work he was doing on our front window -- working on things they had begun that didn't require a permit -- and immediately began making preparations for the footings to be poured.
This morning, the inspector signed off on the progress so far -- the concrete gets poured tomorrow!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Nice hole
The space for our new foundation is taking shape. With the exception of one limestone "shelf" they had to spend a little extra energy on, the guys didn't run into too many underground obstacles, so all is pretty smooth so far.
No word yet on whether they'll let me keep the backhoe as a toy.
No word yet on whether they'll let me keep the backhoe as a toy.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Back, ho!
The demolition begins. The backhoe is here to start getting the back yard ready for the foundation of the addition.
The patio (concrete slab) will be the first to go; digging out for the foundation (inside the spray-painted white line) will be next. Sue invited a friend and her 3-year-old son to watch the demolition fun.
The patio (concrete slab) will be the first to go; digging out for the foundation (inside the spray-painted white line) will be next. Sue invited a friend and her 3-year-old son to watch the demolition fun.
Breaking Bad
I've broken a lot of things in my life (some dishware, a few speed limits, a heart or two, the occasional wind), and now feels like a great time to break something new.
Today Sue and I break ground on an addition on our house. We'll be adding an upstairs-downstairs addition (about 340 ft2 total) that will expand our dining room downstairs and give us a bonus room upstairs (play room/media room/guest room/man cave). We're also adding new kitchen countertops and sinks, wood flooring throughout the downstairs, and a new laundry room area. We hope to be done with construction by the end of May.
The new construction is on the right side of this image, extending into the back yard.
And the new construction is on the left side of this image.
Today Sue and I break ground on an addition on our house. We'll be adding an upstairs-downstairs addition (about 340 ft2 total) that will expand our dining room downstairs and give us a bonus room upstairs (play room/media room/guest room/man cave). We're also adding new kitchen countertops and sinks, wood flooring throughout the downstairs, and a new laundry room area. We hope to be done with construction by the end of May.
Here are some images from the plans our contractor submitted to the city and to our HOA for permitting and approval, respectively. The darker lines in each image represent the new construction.
The new construction is on the right side of this image, extending into the back yard.
And the new construction is on the left side of this image.
We'll post pictures and updates here as the work progresses.
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