One of the more interesting aspects of this construction--many vehicles back in the flag lot. In this picture, my van was the first one there that morning. I don't know how Jake (the Toyota pickup beside my van) even got in--he came AFTER the white van. In the next picture the truck was a little further down the driveway. One day I came out after breakfast with Mom (no one was there when I came) and I was completely hemmed in with construction vehicles! Sometimes, when I park on the street and walk in, I have to drive Mom on her errands because she can't get her car out! It doesn't happen that often, but it is something we are adjusting to.
In Mom's kitchen and in the addition, there will be a built-in vacuum system. Growing up, we had one in our Hubbard house and like it a lot. These have the added benefit of a kickplate opening in both kitchens. You can sweep the floor, open the kick plate and sweep all the garbage into the vacuum system right there. Sweet!
This soffit in Mom's kitchen will be taken out (thus, the note on it!). The peninsula will be turned against the wall. This will open up her kitchen into a more group-friendly "U" shaped kitchen.
Here's part of the vacuum system piping in the addition.
After our walk through, the electrician added wiring and light boxes at the markings Steve made.
Looking from the new garage door through the addition at all the plumbing, and beginning ductwork.
Siding work (that's Steve, our contractor putting up the hardiplank siding).
One of the temporary doors. The door we chose for the new back door is the same as Mom's front door. I originally chose a craftsman-style door I really liked, but realized that it didn't fit in with the style of Mom's house so we changed it. The new style of the door will let in a lot of light--which is a good thing in cloudy Oregon.
Working on the ductwork.
The contractor and the plumber. A staple went through some of the plumbing piping during the installation of the insulation between the joists, so the plumber had to come back and fix it. The contractor was glad that they let him know about it right when it happened. Sometimes that has happened and no one said anything until much later in the project!
Jake, Steve's assistant, and Josh, his son, putting up Tyvek--the layer between the sheathing and the siding.
Siding delivery
You can see that both temp doors are in and the windows have been installed!
Didn't notice this sign until I walked around to take pics of the back of the addition. Wonder how long that's been there? In my defense, construction stuff might have been blocking my view of this sign.
We have been providing "tours" to family and friends as the addition has progressed. It's fun to take people through. We've done it in daylight on the weekends (when the workers are gone) or at night with flashlights. It was especially fun to show our out-of-state kids through. They got to view in real life what they had been viewing online for months!
