Good Homes & Additions

adds a family room

and master bathroom

to our homeDecember 3, 2010 –

January 28, 2011

BEFORE

Day 1

Officially underway!

Taking off the deck

Digging the hole

Our dirt piles

The foundation

Day 2

Special delivery

The cinder block arrives

More piles in the yard

Day 3

The mason gets to work on the crawl space

Day 4

The foundation/crawl space walls are complete.

Day 5

One less pile of dirt in our yard

The cement mixer arrives.

A floor for the crawl space…

and basement access

Stone for under the eventual patio

Day 6

Our steel beam

Lumber for framing is delivered

Ruts in our yard

Day 7

We have a floor!

Getting the back wall ready

Setting the wall in place

Day 8

The shower arrives

The view from the front

All the walls are up!

The bathroom-to-be

Day 9

Roof trusses arrive

The house is wrapped and the roof is started.

Interior view

Day 10

The windows arrive...

and are installed.

Turning a window into a door

Day 11

Pipes and wires

Day 12

Shingles on the roof

Roughing in the HVAC

Day 13

The fireplace is in place.

The “dog house” and vent

Day 14

Getting the future doorway ready

Day 15

Insulation installation

Day 16

Running wires for the speakers

Siding delivery

Day 17

The drywall arrives

A tight fit!

The siding gets started

Day 18

Here comes the door

Day 19

More siding going up

Drywall being hung

Day 20

Day 21

Blowing insulation into the ceilings

More siding

The beginning of the drywall finishing

Day 22

More work on the drywall

Finishing the siding

More HVAC installation

Day 23

And still more drywall finishing

The new furnace

and air conditioner

Shutters on the front

Day 24

Even more drywall work

Day 25

Finished and ready for paint!

Day 26

Before the French doors

How they kept the house clean!

New French doors

Window sills

Bathroom - clean and ready for paint

Day 27

Insulating the crawl space ceiling

Working on the trim

Trim for the doors

Trim for the windows

Day 28

Doors in place

All trimmed and ready for paint

Day 29

Plastic over the windows…

and doorway

A coat of primer and painted doors

Gutters going up

Day 30

“Thyme” in the bathroom

The hardwood gets acclimated

Downspout

Day 31

“Mild Wind” in the family roomand stained boards for the step

Granite fireplace surround is installed

Ready to install the vinyl

The new bathroom floor

Day 32

Getting started on the hardwood

Day 33

Family room floor is almost done

Day 34

Steps are built

Baseboard is up

Plumbing is working

Exterior light installed

Day 35

Carpet is patched

The little things

Mantel in a box

Day 36

Laying out the mantel

More little details

Final HVAC

Day 37

“Mocha” on the mantel

Final coat of paint andglass doors uncovered

Clean shower

Freshly painted walls and baseboard

Day 38

Finishing touches

The closet shelving

Mantel up and fireplace working

Day 39

The TV is hung

Final plumbing

Day 40

Insulating the walls of the crawl space

Inspection completeTime to decorate!

Furniture in place

Epilogue

Curtains!

The perfect chair

Our music corner