Dirt....Dust....Noise

Well, we've done it now!  We've gone and started a HUGE project, but one that we are going to love the finished product.  Darren and I decided to do an addition to our home. After much planning and re-planning and many different drafts on the table,we finally came up with one that we both love and ready, set....GO!  Bring on the dirt, dust, and noise!  We are adding on a new kitchen (yea for me!), dining room, full bath, pantry and mud room.  We will now have a back door that we can enter the house.  Everything has gone pretty smoothly and we almost have it enclosed.  The framing is being put up as I type this and should be mostly done by Monday.  The inside of my house now has a fine layer of dust on everything so if anyone would like to come over and dust....go ahead :)  August has had a blast with this whole process.  He can't wait to get home from daycare to see what's new!  When you ask him what we are doing he says "Building mommy kitchen!"  He is constantly covered in dirt and every night we just strip his clothes at the door and go straight to the bath!  It's been neat to see his reaction to everything that we have done.  Thankfully the weather has been absolutely gorgeous here, and the rain is waiting until we have a roof :)  I will try to post pictures as we get different things done.

Before any work began....this was actually taken when we moved in the house in September

The first cut is made. 



The front porch...before



Out comes the bushes!

Concrete is out and ready to start dirt work

The real mess begins

Where you could always find August.  I've never seen him sit so still in his whole life!  He was in love with all the tractors and dirt!

Digging for underground plumbing

In goes the plumbing

More plumbing

If August wasn't with Darren, he was with Brad!

Wait a second...aren't you supposed to be working????

Lazy man's dirt work

Our comes the front porch



No more brick on this side of the house



More of the front porch being demolished

Forms and rebar are in and ready for concrete the next day.  We can't keep August out of anything!

Ready for concrete

August thought the concrete truck was awesome!

These guys made it look easy!!!!!

More of the roof coming down

About to lose the bay window!



All boarded up.  This is where the opening to the addition will be.



Taking out the bay window

Framing is delivered

Windows are delivered.....very excited about that!!!!

We have a structure!!!!!

More framing

The existing windows are replaced.  They are so awesome