remodeling deja vu

Yesterday my house was filled with workers all day. They were back to start checking things off the punchlist, and also to install a heat pump for my office. (I've been doing without my own designated system, but this cold winter has made it clear that it's not enough to just cross my fingers and hope the warm air in the rest of the house will make its way back to me.) The noise, confusion, dust, and constant interruptions took me back to 2009, to when our construction was in full swing. It wasn't a time to which I was eager to return! (Don't get me wrong, these are good guys. But construction is construction.)

While I'm in construction mode, though, let me drag you there with me. Here are a few of the more dramatic in-progress shots from our project last year:

 

Old roof gone! Now let's add that second story.

 

The contractor confers with a sub. Shot through what is now our bedroom wall, down into the foyer.

 

Electrical work underway in the kitchen.

 

Making way for the door from my new office (formerly a storage/mechanical room) out to the back patio.

 

Drywall stilts were a totally new concept for me.

 

This was the view from our bathroom for a while. Yes, that's the (former) front door.

 

It's not fun to step out of the shower and get construction dust stuck to the bottom of your wet feet.