Day 4 & 5 Construction

Wow! I still can't believe how fast this has actually come together. The past few week I've been so antsy and just wish the construction was over, but when I actually look back and think about it - it's flown by! It seems like just yesterday that we were clearing out the bedroom and taking 'before' pictures of everything.

The construction crew returned on Monday - about 5 guys. They were here bright and early at 7:30am and just went to town on things. They finished the floor by insulating that on the outside underneath the closet, then covered that. Then they all moved indoors to sheetrock the inside. That took a lot longer than I originally thought it would. I guess they said the ceiling is the hardest to do.

I was actually surprised at how much of a difference 3/4 inch sheetrock makes. The room felt slightly smaller just by putting that in - who knows, maybe it's just an illusion. After they got that taken care of they headed back outside and finished siding the west side of the house. Last step was to put the post back on the deck where the deck railing meets the new closet - to give that a more sturdy feel.

They all cleaned up around 2:30 - took all of the trash to the landfill, packed up all their tools and equipment, and headed out. Their part was done!

Doug would be back to pick up the new door to stain it to match the rest and pick up his trailer. He said the drywall guy, Mark, would be by tomorrow (Tuesday) to mud/sand/texture the walls. Once that was done, we could get carpet in and paint!

Since the drywall guy couldn't start until Tuesday and needed a couple days, we pushed back the carpet installation until this Friday morning. So in the next couple days he will finish the walls and then carpet guys will be here Friday morning to install carpet in the spare bedroom and the new walk-in closet. They should be finished by lunch!

We will do the painting in the new closet in the next week. Once we've painted our hearts out, Doug will be back to install the new door and put the trim work on. Then it'll be time to hang the shelving, brackets, and rods. Slowly, but surely, things are coming to an end. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Day 4 Photos:

View from different angle in master bedroom

Deck cleaned up a bit - siding still hasn't been painted

View from backyard - yard looks much cleaner
without the mess of tools and equipment

View from SW corner of backyard

You might be wondering why we didn't have them finish and close in the underneath of the new closet. If you look closely in the photo above, you'll see a window next to the bush on the left (west side) of the house. That is almost a full size window into our basement and it allow for a lot of light to come in and it's an exit in case of emergency (fire). We hate to close that area in and lose that window. Another reason is that our hose hookup for the backyard is below that too. Way too much work and cost to get that moved.

 

West side of house

West side of house looking towards front (north)

The only photo I have for Day 5 is the one below. Since the construction is done, the only difference is the inside - and really not much of a difference (to us it's a huge step towards the final goal!) The drywall guy, Mark, came to get the first coat of mud on the sheetrock. We've got a nice big fan in there drying it out so it's ready for the next coat or two tomorrow (Wednesday). We're hoping the mud, sanding, and texture will all be done tomorrow, but it could be Thursday before it's all finished.

 

In the next day or so, I'm planning to do a post of 'Before and After' photos to really show the dramatic changes. Be sure to check it out!