Framing the Addition

Now you can see how big the addition will be on the house!

On Saturday we drove down for a second day of rescuing the old blocks, bricks and rubble from the outside wall, to keep them out of the dumpster.  We are carefully throwing them down as far a possible into the ravine. Then I climbed my way down, like a mountain goat, as our neighbor describes it. I moved the pieces around to slow down the erosion.  Where you see the particle board along the two back sides is where all of the cinder block came out.

On the right side of the addition will be the Entrance Hall, with a large closet for coats.  The far end of the Entrance Hall will open into the side of the kitchen.  On the left side of the addition, from front to back, will be a walk-in closet for the master bedroom, a small half-bath, and a hallway between the kitchen and bedrooms.

This is the view looking out toward the street.

You can see the third dumpster along the street.  When they tried to haul out the second one, it had sunk down into the sandy soil, so there are now two inch boards under the rollers of this one.

This will be the view from the window to the South.  The Parrotia persica, or Persian Ironwood tree, is just beginning its show of fall color.  It was good we put up all the orange barrier fencing to protect it, though I have to say they have been very careful about what has been in the construction zone.