131 Mansfield Ave: Monday, January 14, 2008

Monday, January 14, 2008

Teamwork - all in a days work!

Random images - more progress

Every day brings new angles, new materials and takes us one step closer to living in this space.....

Second floor photos with wood pile are taken from the front bedroom, looks through 2nd floor antechamber to master suite and out through addition
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Old & the new - photo shows the old aluminum
siding (yes it IS coming off!!) and the new wall of the addition . We do have a face board half way up the house -- on the old clapboards --

Other photo features the future site of the first floor bathroom -- it will be off the media room.......

New meaning to the word "open house"

Big progress today - old kitchen is blown away.......old wall is down; lam beam is up and the whole back of the house is OPEN....can really see how this is all going to work...........'
Photo with white fridge in it is taken from the rear of the house -- the addition -- window above fridge is on North side of house and former location of kitchen sink!!

Snowflakes falling when these shotw were taken. this one looks into the muddroom, shows dining room windows to the righ and part of garage to the left.

Photo with red ladder is shot looking into the new dining room and entry. Grey garage is our neighbors....

Photo beside that shows the detail of the roof overhang, lam beams on the addition looking up to 2nd story -- Like a big puzzle how these guys have made this all fit.

New roof, interesting details - connecting the old and the new

Addition taking shape - even more

The curve in the photo is the curve wall in the master bedroom - kinda kicky! To the right of the curve is the future walk in clothes closet part of the master suite. There will be a set of sliding doors onto the 2nd flr deck off the master bedroom.

Wow.....the rear hip roof is opened -- (see the view out acroos the neighborhood!... The new addition will have a telescoped hip roof -

Photo of Adam on the scaffolding preparing for the roofing. The yellow scaffolding is in our future walk in clothes closet. Peter (red cap on) is on the phone, most likely with one of the zillion subcontractors he's lined up for plumbing, electrical, sheetrock, cabinetry, slate & metal roofing and much much more.

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Addition progress - Master Suite Walls goin' up

The team hard at work framing the 2nd story of the addition - this is the master suite.

New Windows Arrive - windows windows everywhere

Day 2 Notes

Day 2 began as a gray and rainy, almost blustery day. I stopped by the house before work around 6:30 am and left a bag of snacks for the DREAM team to fuel their efforts. When I returned around 6pm the transformation was remarkable.

Outside:
The garage had been taken down, 2/3 of the concrete driveway was removed, the back of the original house (bathroom, shed, etc., including the chimney) was removed. A large hole around 6 feet deep had been dug and mounds of earth were everywhere. A 30 yard green dumpster was alongside the south side of the house. The front porch pillars (wooden component) were removed, and wooden struts were holding up the front porch roof.

The backyard seemed to double in size with the garage removed. We can now fully appreciate the amazing tree from Rod's yard ( behind our house) that he has been lovingly shaping for years.

Inside the house -- there was much transformation. All the woodwork on the first floor was removed. The casings around the front windows revealed the inner workings of the rope and lead weight pulley system and the windows were actually operational for the first time since we purchased the property.

The built ins are all removed and stored in the basement. The conference ceiling in the former dining room is down, along with the lighting fixtures. The mantle, bookcases, and other doors and trim are also removed.

Most of the old circa 1940 +/- kithen cabinets are removed along with the old washboard porcelain sink.

The carpet and wood floor from the former dining room are removed exposing wooden subflooring.

The door to the basement and the casing and door jamb is also removed.

Foam padding encases the bannister to the second floor for to protect the wood.

On the second floor most of the interior walls have been removed exposing the studs. Its a funny feeling to walk from "room to room" by walking between the studs.

The carpenters did a great job of removing the fancy built in closet and drawers from the second floor landing.

The second floor bathroom is still intact for the time being.

The house is losing its funky 'this old house smell' and I couldnt be happier about that!

Stay tuned for more updates as Peter Post and his crew of wonder workers transform this 1927 house from gloomy to roomy!