Remodel Update

Demolition continues and building starts!

We are taking out a small section of kitchen wall to open it up to the dining room. And oops, they discovered an unexpected water line! (You can see it in the picture running vertically on the far right.) They nicked it before they realized it was there, and apparently they got a good soaking before managing to get the water turned off. They’ll have a plumber move this line out of the way.

Typically I’d never remove a window.  I love the natural light.  But the evaporative cooler is just outside that window, and it’s loud.

This house has plenty of windows already. It’s up on a hill, very exposed with no tall trees or shade of any kind, in the middle of the desert.  It gets lots of light! Also you can’t see in the photo, but the entire wall to the right is all glass – a sliding glass door and a large window. Occasionally its nice to have a spot without direct sun.

Here’s the new subfloor, so the living room floor will be the same height as the rest of the house.

Our contractor says we’re ahead of schedule, yay! I can’t wait to get moved back in.