Catching Up!

Wow, time flies when you're either too busy or too lazy.

So, where are we now?

In my last post, (Over 7 MONTHS AGO!) we added a wood beam. Worked out well. Since then, here's what we've done:

* Installed the tub, and temporarily installed fixtures and piping enough to function for now.
* Added another wood beam at the end of the kitchen to open up a doorway from 30" to nearly 5 feet.
*Installed new subflooring in the bathroom
*Replaced the toilet
* Added a window in the stairway so you can see the backyard from inside the house, and to let some light into the cave of a stairway, and light through the enlarged kitchen opening into the kitchen.
* Had all of our attic insulation sucked out so I can evaluate electrical and structural things in the attic. (Found an old revolver from the 30s underneath all the insulation!)
* Removed the 7 foot ceiling in the bathroom, and started reframing for a 9 foot ceiling.
* Removed the other 2 interior walls in the bathroom
* Installed a skylight in the bathroom
*Removed the walls in the stairway, and most of the carpet over the stairs as well as the corner cabinet in the stair landing.

So, that's where we are today.
Next steps:


Finish framing for the 9 foot ceiling, including extending the tub alcove wall to the new ceiling height and properly supporting the dormer sidewall.
Frame the other 2 bathroom walls.
I'll fill in more on each project


New window and skylight.