Another Triangle

The backside of the house gets it's triangle.

Also not seen in the picture are some holes I've been digging. We want to wrap the deck around our large Maple tree but we are worried that when they dig the footers they will destroy the root structure. We know there will be some damage but we want to minimize the destruction of the larger roots. So, I've been digging by hand to see where the larger roots are so we can avoid them ("good ol' hole diggin"), FUN.

After sitting on his ass for weeks Steve feels the need to break something and the last of the green fills that need.

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Moving Up = Moving Down

Well when you move the house up, the family must move down! We have officially moved into the basement. The three kids share are in bunk beds in Will's old workroom and Will and I are now in the laundry room. It has actually worked out quite well. Don't know if we will feel that way after the next seven months. :-)

With the second level up I will admit we were a bit taken back by the size of the house. Its a big change from the cottage feel. However the rooms are all framed out on the second floor and it is exciting to see the new space start to take shape.

Enjoy the pictures!

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Taking It To a Whole New Level

While off RV’ing through the West (Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, and Zion National Park) for Spring Break with the Voigt family, much progress was made at the Center Street Renovation Project. While the thick layer of construction dust within the house made us long for the modern amenities of the RV, we are happy to be home! While we were gone the old attic roof was removed and the new second floor was installed. Word is that we have about two more weeks before we all have to move down the basement….for 8 months. Someone help us! ;-)

Progress 4-11-11

You probably figured out that I'm not all about telling the story. I'll leave that up to Kim as she's better at it and a much, much faster typist then I am. Yesterday they tore out the wall from Eddie's room to the bathroom. The big can looking thing is an expansion tank for the heating system. I'm not sure if it is even connected anymore (even before we started). At the back of the bathroom wall you can see where there was once a window from that bathroom but was closed up when they put the master bedroom on in the 70's (or 80's).

-Will