Wow...We Have Walls!

I came home from work today to find that I have a basement full of walls. It was so exciting to finally see the layout of our new basement in real life and not just on a piece of paper. This crew is really flying. They have worked so hard the last week & a half and it really shows. Minus a little furnace problem the other night everything is going very well and we really haven't run into many problems....knock on LOTS of wood!!! Thanks everyone for working so hard. This kind of progress makes the inconvenience of living through construction much more bearable.

New Window HOLES!!!

So today we have had quite a crew at our house cutting out huge chunks in our foundation to facilitate new BIG beautiful windows that won't be here for WEEKS. Go figure! Of course, today we have had rain and snow to make the whole process even more enjoyable for everyone. The big concrete cutting machines have been at our house from 8:30 this morning until 6:00 tonight and there has been so much noise and disruption that poor Corbs hasn't been able to nap all day and is so tired that he can't even see straight. Hopefully we won't have many more of these kinds of days for his sake.
Today was Layne's first day working his fingers to the bone with the rest of the crew. They got all the windows cut, the window wells dug, and most of the mess cleaned up so now all they have to do is come pull the extra cement out of the wall to make the opening. I'm sure it will be worth it in the end when we have all that extra light shining in the basement and new windows to look out of. I can't wait to see the final product!

Construction Begins!

Holy Cow! So we are officially under construction. My dad, Ryan, Blake and a few other guys showed up today to demolish the basement. I had no idea that we were going to be doing so much today and I was totally unprepared. My whole basement still had to be cleaned out so it was a very stressful and busy morning. My stuff is now spread from hell to nowhere and will be that way for at least 6 weeks or more. Horray for me :-)!f course, I am very sad to part with all the beautiful original decor such as the red velvet wallpaper, the one of a kind duck mural, the orange and yellow metallic wallpaper and the psychedelic painted doors and light fixtures, but I look forward to a new basement and most of all BIG closets!!!I will keep you posted of our progress!!!