Despite a week full of cold and dreary weather (rain, snow, sleet, more rain!) construction on our home remodel continued.
Framing on the new garage roof is fully complete. The whole house will be getting a new roof once the addition is constructed. In the meantime, the roofing subcontractor is coming out to put down underlayment on the garage to (hopefully) keep the rain out.
We like the interior roof pitch so much that we decided not to put the drop ceiling back in. While we’ll lose the little bit of attic space that was up there before, we’ll gain more vertical storage space along the walls. Creative storage techniques will be key in this space because the garage is so tiny and our car barely fits as it is.
The electrician was also out this week to temporarily organize the chaos of wires that came out of the attic until a permanent solution is in place. Apparently we need a whole new electrical panel – just what I always wanted to spend my hard-earned money on!
Here’s a view of the garage roof from the backyard. The previous owner left us that lovely pile of garbage to deal with and, although we’ve made some progress back here, it’s still one of the junkiest views of the house!
The addition is coming along nicely. I can finally stand in my new living room! The floor joists are in, the subfloor is halfway done, and framing on the exterior walls is scheduled to begin this coming week.
This week we also picked out the new windows and exterior doors for the whole house. Well, everything except the front door. We want something very fun and contemporary for the front entry so the search continues. Decisions, decisions, decisions!
