2nd floor

Promised picture! Notice my fabulous porch! It will go all the way down the front, then steps up to the (non-exsistant as yet) deck. Apparently our house is completely not square, and it seems they did not measure anything. The roof is 2 inches shorter on one side than the other - good thing they didn't get the prefabbed trusses! Also see how the entry is 4 feet out, so the new door will be in a different place. Anyone who has been to the house will appreciate being able to walk in and close the door before going up the steps!

porch!!

I am so excited because we can walk in the front door again; and it goes out to (part) of our new porch! It is turning out great (although I think we could have had narrow windows in the basement...but oh well). I will try to post some pics tomorrow, right now the two floors are framed with boards over the solid parts (so you can see all the windows/doors). Next I think is the roof.

pics!

I promised some pics so here they are: first just after they poured the footings last week:




and then today some of the framing - they are making a ton of progress (but it is supposed to snow tonight...)




and just because heres the king of the hill with the fabulous "new" snowblower.

Concrete

Today they poured the floor for the west wing! They did the footings last week, and this should be the last of the concrete work. Now it can snow (and apparently it will!) without bothering the project too much. Our contractor was going insane with the 5 feet of snow we had in Dec - it's still heaped up all around but the roads are all clear. Inside I haven't done as well, I have all these ideas for where to put the piles of stuff, but we don't have the space yet. Also it is time to decide on carpeting and rocks (for the fireplace and porch), and paint etc. So if you have any ideas let me know!