week 20: great room walls up

Wow! What a difference a week makes! We had a meeting with the "project manager". (Who were we dealing with all this time?) Anyway, the great room walls went up and they started on the new roof. They also worked on the drywall inside. i was so excited about the outside that Max had to show me the bullnose corners on the inside of the house. TIP: If you're not getting your ideas taken care of call a meeting with the contractor. That's when I found out who the players were. Now I know who to tell to make sure our house turns out the way we want it.

week 19: great room floor down

The cement pad for the great room floor was poured. We went to the house and a couple of the neighbors came over to see how we were progressing. Well, it's going, but we have a meeting with the contractors - all of them! There seems to be a communication problem - what we want done is not getting to the workers. Hopefully, this will be resolved after our meeting.

week 18: office walls up

Walls went up in what was once the living room/dining room. The "living room" is being converted to an office and a bathroom. The "dining room" will be a HUGE storage closet.

week 17: patio cover down

Look at what used to be the covered patio. This will be the future great room. The contractors have also started digging in the front for the new bathroom. We lucked out. We didn't have to demo tile - the contractor said he'll do it for free! Nice, huh?

week 16: soffits down

The construction crew started on the 26th. They spent the week removing soffits (Now all the ceilings are the same height, no more 7' ceilings!), busting down walls, and knocking down the pillars outside. The pic is the future kitchen - remember week 11 when
I had to take a pic through a door? No more door! Next week, more demo for us. We couldn't find tile to match the existing tile in the entry, so we're going to have to demo.