Ben want's me to post another!

I say "No. It's too late." Here's a dangler for you...next post...demolishing the wall between the house and the addition! Ooooo, very exciting.

But for my shrubbie friends out there, here's a pretty flower from the garden:

Second post for tonight...

Since I have time, I'll get a second installment posted...keep scrolling down for today's earlier post.

Here is Ben busting up the sidewalk, so I can dig a hole:


Here's me digging a hole, so the concrete cutters can get their equipment in the hole:


Here's the hole in the concrete that the concrete cutters cut, so we can put a bigger window in...the window is supposed to be delivered this Friday.


This is Ben building a bulkhead around the duct work in the "lower level":


This is the bulkhead which will be over the kitchen island. For our designer type friends out there, we have some fancy-shmansy Sistemalux fixtures to go in there. Much thanks to Tara & Vektra Lighting for making that happen!

I know...I know...

Yes Folks, it's been awhile. I've got a lot of photos to post, but since it takes long enough to download them - I'll do it in installments.

Since the last post, it felt like the renovation was going very slow. Plumbing, electrical and framing is not as showy as demolition. Every stud looks like the next stud , and there is so much stuff that needs to go in the walls before the drywall goes up. So, the changes have been less drastic...and so, less photos to show off. Here's a few photos from June 15th & 21st.

This is me eating a bagel in the main bath:


This is Ben's handy work for the main bath shower & bath rough-in:


This is Arjen's pet beaver:


This is a nail puncturing a pex pipe, whoopsie...


This is the water line from the nail in the pex pipe. We were really lucky here, the nail held the water until we left the house...then once the pressure built up, it created a nice fine mist. Fortunately, the water didn't make it past the sub-floor and the wet-vac took care of most of it. The wood dried very nicely, no warping, no mold.

Ben Sr. Rocks!

Once again, we received an excellent gift of Ben Sr.'s time and expertise...his two weeks saved us months of work! Ben Jr. took a few days off work to help out, together they have completed the majority of the electrical rough in (topped off with a thumbs up from the electrical inspector). Way to go guys!

Dining room recessed potlights


Circuit diagrams and switch box


Hard to tell from the photo, this is the closet build out


Look at this fantastic panel box!


outlet box


"Hi"

Some old news (but we're still excited about it)

Here are a few pics from the month of May...

We now have a working toilet, flushes and everything!


The prettiest faucet handles (for the master bath)


My cute kitten in her favorite hiding spot

The Latest...

It doesn't look much different from the last post. Things have been moving slowly, so I don't have a lot of photos to post. We're also at the stage where it's not going to look much different until we can drywall...and that is still aways away. Over the last couple weeks, we've ordered our plumbing fixtures (oh, they are so pretty!) and we're just about to place our order for the windows (3-4 weeks for delivery). We've had our first injury (see photo below), thankfully it didn't require a visit to the hospital or stitches.

"Lower Level" washroom drain lines


Concrete over those suckers (yes, it was passed by the city inspector)


Drill bit took a bite out of Ben's face...

Mother Nature was good to us.

Our big accomplishment this weekend was filling in the back-fill from the foundation dig. With 23 degree temperatures, it was the perfect weekend to work outside. Sunday morning was so peaceful, we were digging before any of the neighbors were out - and with the birds chirping it almost sounded like being at the lake (distant cars and buses kind of sound like waves).

Does anyone know where we can recycle concrete?


The last wheelbarrow full.


It may just look like dirt to you, but it took a lot of shoveling to fill that baby.


I'm leggy...


Pretty.