Seeing the finish line on Baby's Room

I can see the finish line right around the corner.

The walls are painted and the flooring is in. 

Now it just needs the trim and a closet door attached.

We shall return to normal soon.

Mother's Day Progress on Baby's room

The electrical work is done so it is time for the sheet rock! This is real progress!

A corner and not a hole into the hall!

A hallway not a... well... progress!

The last gap to fill is the pocket door = no insulation!

My love SP has worked so hard! THANK YOU!

Early May progress on Baby's Room

Next step... smoke detectors and final wiring before sheet rock!

Progress on Baby's room (it still isn't done)

These pictures seem to be a calm between storms. it got all nice and cleaned up before it got insanely messy.  When will I stop calling him Baby on this blog?

Day 3 on Babies Room

 Day three was long a grueling for SP. He had to sweat a lot of  pipes and in awkward positions.

Yes that is all in the floor. 

Also when working in the floor of one room, you rather quickly become the ceiling of another. 

Then there was a the very frightening  outlet in the middle of the room. It had to be moved but it alsp made no sense. 

See it's all tucked into the wall over to the left? It's the light switches for the overhead light and ceiling fan in our room.

We are getting closer to the rough construction work to be done. I  look forward to the room being finished.

Making Baby's Room as big as it gets

Baby has been stuck in the smallest bedroom that isn't a bedroom for far too many of his ten years. After last springs house fire ruined our chances of getting the final construction finished, it is the push for this spring. SP worked very hard over vacation and got the bulk of the rough work done. When we originally made baby his room, from a nook in our room and the old laundry room, the walls went up with a lick and a promise that we might be back later to finish it. All the pipes and vents for the laundry were cut and capped and remained in place. This week, they were forced out of their comfort zone, out into the light of day, and put out of their misery. Thank you SP for all that you do.

In the beginning there was a snug little room with bamboo floors and gentle green walls.
Then the fun began.

This was the part I wanted to participate in but I was too busy cooking stock and canning in the kitchen, so I just ran up periodically to take pictures. 

The funny thing was finding that we had basically encapsulated an odd period of time, when we were battling a litter of flying squirrels in the attic. Those little rodents really liked to get in the dryer vent and thus into Baby's wall. When this particular wall was closed up, we left a loaded trap in it. SP tripped the trap after breaking down the wall.

Baby inspecting the progress.

Getting messy in there!

A quick glimpse at my good little elf SP. 

That's our new pocket door. I think we have added 1.5 feet to his room.

Looking chaotic

The good, the bad, and the down right ugly.

See ya Debris!

A closer look at the progress after Day one.

Day two SP attacked the tougher aspects of getting the wall taken apart.

Definitely progress!

Out the window, out of mind!

SP contemplating a huge problem.

Day three proved to be the worst and toughest... no need to glorify that until it is over and done with.