The windows are in!

The windows are in!
Originally uploaded by turbofan

Getting closer...

The roof is water tight, the bargeboard is secured, the sheathing is up and the windows are in... now I know, they look small, but keep in mind that this is a bathroom. It's doing to be nice to know that there is no conceivable way the neighbors could be exposed to.. well, anyone in the bathroom really.

Gosh, this project seems to be dragging on and on. I'm going to talk with a friend about framing and insulation this weekend (I hope) and the possibility of putting a sleeping loft up in the hole created by the construction. I suppose this is the most opportune time to try right??

Stay tuned, this should be winding up soon.. or at least changing tunes.

-W

House update

House update
Originally uploaded by turbofan

Well, it's moving along. Surely but semi-slowly. We've had a good stretch of weather... which up here means it's been above 0F.

So Brent and the Crew scraped the snow off the back and brought out the saws! Ta-daaaa, we went from water-tight (sort of) to no roof to skeleton roof... and now to ROOF! When I left in the morning the goal was to seal 'er up. With the temp headed up to 40 degrees (that's 80 degrees warmer than a week ago!) we are expecting rain over the weekend, turning to ice and eventually to snow. Hoorah for Minnesota. (and you though that LONDON had it rough this week)

I thought that we would be freezing when they did this, but it turns out that virtually all the work is happening outside of what is already insulated. In face, they removed the trunk room door to put in a beam and replaced it with a chunk of plywood and some insulation. The plywood keeps out the cold better than the drafty old door! Don't worry, the door is going to be used in the bathroom. My hope is that no one will no the bathroom is new... just a really clean, old bathroom.

So I expect we will begin the inside mess next week some time. This will involve ripping out parts of the walls from the second floor to the basement to provide support for the roof in the even of a heavy snowfall. They will also be busting through the cement floor in the basement to put in 3 new support posts. 1 for the roof, and 2 to boost up the sagging spot in the floor. Gee, once they stabilize that I can finally attach the dishwasher and cabinets without worrying about having to take it apart to re-level it in a month.

I know that I promised to post a recipe or two. I am still thinking about it. The baking didn't go the way that I had hoped, but I'm going to do some more after work tomorrow. The pastry cream was awesome... and the creme brulee was to die for... and they might make it up here. If the new ones turn out I will post those.