Saturday, September 1, 2012

August 30 & 31

Lots of progress on Thursday and Friday.  Photos follow.

View inside the storm room looking under the new stairs.

You can see the beginnings of the new plumbing.

By the end of the day Friday, all the basement windows were installed.

Charli trying out the new basement steps.  Note she is whistling as she works! (Remind you of anyone?)

The steps up to the level of the house.

North side basement windows

Proof the well man has been here to begin his work.  Yay!

West side of the house, you can see where they're preparing to cover the old basement doorway.

The framing is up for the new mudroom walls; note there will still be lots of windows.

View from the south through the doorway

New front porch pillars and deck

From the NE

From on top of it!

We already like it!  Charli looks pretty content.

Dot is glad to be back home with space to roam.

The new electrical panel in the basement

Our valley -- things are starting to turn already.

Last view of the evening before returning to the cabin
So . . . I think we'll be set to leave the retreat center by September 6 at the latest.  I'll be shifting things back into the house until that time.  Then OUR work will begin.

2 comments:

The Miner Family Blog said...

What about that nasty old siding on the back porch wall. Are they going to leave that or rip it off and sheet rock it? David

Cherie Miner said...

I think that'll be another do it yourself project.