Monday, June 1, 2009

Day 40: Breaking through into the main house

Today was a big day. Last night we emptied the remaining junk from the boy's room and the builder went about removing the window and wall. Before and after shots are below.

Our son's old bedroom, intact

a view into the new addition, through our son's old bedroom

We had visits from the geothermal heating guy that a friend used for his system, the plasterer, and a propane salesman, too.

Mike told me that the 6 foot tub won't fit in the space we thought - I misread the plans since the 6'4" space is from the outside of the wall to the far end of the tub, which means that the tub can only be 5'10". So we think that we're going to cut down the shower size a bit to accommodate. I got into a 5' tub at Home Depot last night and I just don't fit, so we really want a 6' tub.

We also made a quick switch to change the laundry room door from a swing-in door to a pocket door, and discussed adding windows to the wall between the study and the master bedroom to let in more light.

We also finally decided on the front door (Thermatru Fiber-Classic, able to be stained to look like wood, nickel hardware) and the kitchen window (6' wide). Decisions about tile, cabinets, countertops, appliances, fixtures, and more are bearing down on us.

More day 40 pictures.

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