In the past two weeks, we have managed to get the floor of the addition on the regular house insulated and framed. It took so long because the plumber had to come in and run the rough plumbing for the new bathroom and the HVAC guy had to run the new ductwork under the floor before they could finish the insulation and the plywood subfloor. We tried hard to make sure that there will be enough air circulation in the back of the house so that our bedroom won't be freezing like the spare room was before. We'll have to see if it works.
Here you can see the plumbing for what will be the master bathroom:
We also asked the contractor to dig out some of the dirt under the old third bedroom so that we would have access to the crawl space. We will have the access door in our closet for the whole new part of the foundation, although it will not be the most comfortable crawl space in the world. I think we will need to paint arrows underneath so that you don't get lost down there.
They have delivered the wood for the walls, so hopefully the weather will get better this week and Dan and his crew (the framer) can get to work on the walls. We were worried about the third bedroom's structural integrity, but in spite of the water damage to the one outside wall, it is in surprisingly good shape. The beam that supports the floor is actually dimensional redwood and looking good in spite of how long it has been under there. You can see the beam running under the joists in the plumbing picture above.
Jake also dug the hole for the dogwood. When the crew comes to trench through the yard for the utilities to the casita, we will get them to scoop up the dogwood and stick it in the hole. It is way too big for Jake to do it himself.
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