The crew finished the siding removal. Larisa commented that the house looks completely different. . . well, aside from the appearance of a recent bomb. We should have removed the shingle siding a long time ago.
So now the crew is working on adding some sheathing to parts that will be more difficult (read as $$) to do when the house is 15 ft in the air. They also worked on supporting the ceiling and roof over what will be our master bedroom. Third picture below shows the new LVL and partial walls that will outline the entry (right, extension of the main upstairs hallway) and bathroom (left). These walls and LVL are in the place of the division between the former diningroom/kitchen and the sitting area and back door, and will replace the need for a column in the supporting wall between the original and new addition. Several folks that have come by have commented that the future bedroom looks a lot smaller without the kitchen, island and dining table in it. But compared to our current 10x12 bedroom, we will welcome the added space!
But the view of the house from the rear is a bit scary. . . it is a part that really looks like a shell of it's former self. They had to remove several posts and beams that were rotten (again, no surprise to us). The final tasks will be to add a new rim joist to the former location of the office/laundry wall, and add some more temporary walls to protect existing drywall and other finished work. The moving crew arrives Tuesday (at least that's what the schedule says). We're pretty sure the house will be up by next weekend.
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