Plumbing detail for downstairs bathroom

Plumbing detail for downstairs bathroom, originally uploaded by berkeleygal77.

Here are some new pictures of the house construction/renovation. This week is preparation for next week - which is foundation pouring.

As always, click on the above picture (and then on "berkeleygal77's photostream") to see more pictures taken this morning.

Finishing Details of House

My First House Ever!, originally uploaded by berkeleygal77.

This house is my new house. It took me only 5 or 6 hours to make. I will probably eat my new house on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. If you want a piece of my house, let me know. ;-)

As always, click on the above picture to see more pictures of the same house

Up Close and Personal With the CLAW

Up Close and Personal With the CLAW, originally uploaded by berkeleygal77.

Meanwhile, back on the ranch...

... the digging continues, as does the destruction. Next week they start in earnest on the foundation!

As usual, click on the above picture to see a few more, including one of me in the Bobcat.

Waaah!

Waaah!, originally uploaded by berkeleygal77.

Part of my house, a large part of my house is now just gone! Click on the picture above for more pix of the recent destruction.

The House, Pre-Destruction

The House, originally uploaded by quixote206.

Click on the house picture above to see pre-destruction pictures, taken by Andrew.

Kitchen destruction

IMGP2147.jpg, originally uploaded by berkeleygal77.

For more pictures of recent destruction, click on the picture above and it will take you to my flickr website.  Then click on the link that says "berkeleygal77's photostream" and you can see all the house pictures (and my pix from the trip to the UK a year ago, too, for that matter...).

This is what happens when contractors and their people have their way with your nasty old kitchen.

Bedroom wall

IMGP2067.jpg, originally uploaded by berkeleygal77.

They've taken out all the plaster and "stuff" (yes, that is a technical term), and this is the bedroom wall. Eventually, they'll be putting in new insulation, new electrical wires, and 5/8" sheetrock.  Please note the amazing quality of the wood - it is the original from 97 years ago!

This one is 50 feet long!

IMGP2055.jpg, originally uploaded by berkeleygal77.

This is a fifty foot long steel I-Beam!  It's in my house!!  I just wish I'd been there when they brought it in.

Let the Shoring Up Begin!

IMGP2052.jpg, originally uploaded by berkeleygal77.

They brought in the I-beams today!  Here you see the wooden posts that are used in a "Lincoln Log" like fashion to support the end and middle of the I-beams.

Floor detail

IMGP2043.jpg, originally uploaded by berkeleygal77.

Not too much in the way of a floor, but you can see the supports in this shot.

Me in House

IMGP2039.jpg, originally uploaded by berkeleygal77.

This picture was taken this past Sunday. As you can see, there is still a floor to stand on...  I'll take guesses as to what I was gesturing about, because I don't remember.

What to Give as a Response

I am proud of my house. Therefore I've told a lot of people about the house.  Therefore all those people are asking "When will the house be done?" and "How long will the renovations take?"  My contractor says by the end of January.  One of my relatives says six months.  I say "I don't know."  So the official answer: "It will be done when it's done."  Until then, there will be entries and occasional pictures.

The downstairs kitchen before construction

The downstairs kitchen, originally uploaded by quixote206.

Welcome to the blog

This will be a blog where I chronicle the adventures and missteps involved in renovating a 97 year old house.  There will be periodic construction updates and frequent photos, too.