Things are moving along nicely with the house expansion. We have ourselves a new fence! Not really a part of the expansion, but an improvement to our backyard. After we cleared out all of the bushes and limbed up all the trees, we found ourselves lacking the privacy we once had. In a couple of days, two guys had the old fence down and the new one up. It's beautiful! There is still much to be done with the backyard, but the fence has already made such a huge difference.
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| Old chain link fence |
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| The new beauty! |
We are getting some new siding for the house. We are replacing the vinyl siding to match the rest of what will be put on the new part of the house. The old vinyl siding had to come down, and it has revealed an old original house. It's a lovely, old-fashioned yellow color. Yikes!!
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| Original house numbers |
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| Takes you back, huh? |
The expansion was patiently awaiting its new roof, so that meant the entire roof would be done. While they were connecting the two roof structures, it left us a little exposed to the elements. Our roof had previously had some problems with leaks, and now that they took some of the roofing away, those leaks were apparent. One night we had a lot of rain, and before we knew it, water was leaking in through our back door and down the window of Sophie's room (which were both places secured inside the new structure). Our contractor came out to the house right away. As I pulled up to the house after my shift at work, I saw some guys standing on the roof. It was very dark and still pouring rain, and two guys were up there trying to secure a gigantic tarp to the back half of the roof. Talk about dedication and money well spent. These guys were great!
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| A beautiful blue tarp! |
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| New roof |
Tomorrow they are tearing down this wall!! It is the area that connects the two structures. So this is a huge step in the process of moving forward! Say goodbye to the "Rock Room"...
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| Same wall from addition side |
Stay tuned to see this wall come down and some dry wall go up!
Love,
The Yorks
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