Week Ending 6/23/07

We are on our 5th dumpster now. Half of the roof on the main house has been removed and is being replaced with the new roof. Jessica's bathroom, the boy's bathroom and the portion of the upstairs hall with the cupola have begun to be framed. Most of the downstairs wall that are being removed are gone, and are replaced with supporting beams. I've been working on decisions for external doors, granite, trim and tile. The very visible progress is encouraging!

Week Ending 6/16/07

Lots of progress this week. Rooms over the garage framed and sheathed. Thanks to Pete Hoffman and his pickup we were able to get all appliances and cabinets to the dump before they closed. HazMat came and went, and we were able to get clean bill of slate to the town before COB Friday, allowing me to work Friday night and Saturday to gut the kitchen (Ben helped too).

Back in April

Back in March we started the demolition by gutting the upstairs. Our Youth Director, Chip, came by with 4 guys ready to bust some walls, and that they did! Max, Chip, Jamie and Roberto joined Chip, Jacob Ben and I for a testosterone cocktail blended with dust, sweat and a bit of blood. When they were done, both rooms upstairs and part of the old family room were history. Thanks guys!

Week Ending 6/9/07

Our Ukranian friends have been hard at work. The garage and new family room (old porch) are framed out. They are now working on the boy's rooms, above the garage and kitchen. The kitchen area and mudroom are also framed out, except for the extension of the mudroom. The windows have been ordered (about 30). We've lived our first week in our New Canaan apartment, and gutting of the kitchen has begun.

Week Ending 6/02/07

This week the old screened-in porch became the new family room. Framing, beams and roof sheathing were set up. The wall dividing the old family room from the old porch came out, and the roof from the old family room was removed. Temperature is very hot and very humid, with scattered thunderstorms for the end of this week and beginning of next. The roses love it, but probably not the builders. On schedule, we will be spending our first night in our New Canaan apartment on 6/2. Mail will still be received at 4 Glenwood Drive, and we will be using our cellphones (Home phone and voicemail will remain on for now). Kids start their piano lessons on their new digital piano on 6/6. Removal of kitchen asbestos has been postponed by the vendor from 6/8 to 6/15.