That's So 70's

The day has FINALLY come where I can share with you our open concept floor plan. It was quite a journey and with me struggling to manage my lack of patience we got there, and its beautiful. We had to have more walls before we could have no walls. For 2 days we had 4 walls. These walls were the temporary support walls so our contractor could remove the current structural walls and install the two steel beams. After one night of weaving through walls, which was quite entertaining, it was beam installation day. One beam was 1500 lbs!!! I am so grateful for the pack of workers that had to lift, carry, and install this beast. There shoulders were destroyed and I was told there was a lot of swearing, but it went up without a hitch. Luckily Darrel and I arrived home after our day of work to watch the second "lighter" beam being installed. I am also very happy I made it in time to watch this. I was curious as to how a project like this gets executed.   They had one end resting o...

As of a couple of weeks ago progress as finally been made with our main floor renovation. After waiting 2 long months for the city to approve the permit for the structural walls removal, our contractor started work in the basement for the new footings. These concrete footings will support the load from the steel beams that will replace the current walls. Step one was to cut open the concrete and dig a larger and deeper hole for the new footings. This made a HUGE mess. SO. MUCH. DUST. Lesson learned, do not assume they will tarp off areas of your living space. ASSUME NOTHING. Step two is to fill these new holes with concrete and wait for it to set. In the mean time we demo'd more of the main floor/kitchen area in preparation for wall removal. All of the drywall, electrical and some plumbing had to be removed. Along with some kitchen cabinets. Note, our oven is currently in the middle of our dining room.   This week they are putting up the temporary walls followed...