Oh, wait, yes I do! I was SICKER THAN A DOG all week. Today is the first day i even feel human or that i can fully function. So, sorry about the lack of posts or updates. I tried to Twitter, so you can see whats new on the right sidebar if i haven't put up a post - so you know that i still love ya and want to keep u updated even when i can't get to the computer to do it!
It was a crazy week with me being sick and all - office work to do, not much got done house related. Plus, it was just plain old cold and nasty all week. So i don't think anyone was in a hurry to rush up there and freeze to death while working exposed to the elements!
Between Friday and Saturday though MUCH progress was done on the Breezeway.
-It is sheeted (yay!)
-ALL the windows are in (yay!)
-We have 2 new doors (yay!)
Excess concrete was cut away (so it wouldn't just collect water up next to the house.
And likely after i left, most of the vapor barrier (Tyvek) stuff was put up.
The bathroom base for the flooring was poured this week. My injured drywaller was out 1 day this week and again today (Saturday) to work on some more priming and texture. As soon as the last bits of electrical are done upstairs we can finally get the pantry sheetrocked. So hopefully early next week on that one.
I left with the most beautiful Rainbow just East of our house and it made me smile. Hope for completion. YAY for progress!
Front of House (east) view of Breezeway.
Backyard view toward breezeway (west side)
**Not sure how well you can tell..but it's really cool. We have matching doors directly across from each other so you can access the breezeway not just from garage to house but from the back yard or front yard if we are working out there or whatever. Also the matched windows are across from each other to give us lots of light. There is a smaller (non opening kind) of window in the triangular part of the breezeway where the existing concrete retaining wall is. (Recycled, this was once in our bathroom-turned vertically-where my glass block now sits) On the "slider" side of the (Formerly large covered porch area) breezeway we re-used the huge window that was in our master bath/front of the house. Money savings and they both worked out perfectly!
This is the side where our future jacuzzi will be. The really cool part is it is actually framed inside for a slider or french doors/header and all. Then we framed for a window within that. That way, later we just have to take out the window and open it up to add the jacuzzi and slider! Awesome!
Now we just have to roof it - we may put siding on it if we can borrow some more or just wait till the Spring if we can get financing without the siding being done. We will see i guess. But the most important thing is it provides warmth. Pretty soon i can drive out there, park in the garage, and never even know the "REAL" outside temperature is! Hallelujah!
See last post to compare the progress...it's great!
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