It might look like pick-up-sticks from this perspective, but framing has begun and the house is taking shape. The floor over the basement is in place and the exterior walls are about to go up.
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| Floor Over the Basement and Historic House |
Let’s do this the right way – let me take you through the front door and introduce you to the floor plan. As you enter through the front door, you step into the ‘great room’. We’ll have our kitchen off to the left with a large island and a dining area. Straight ahead will be a fireplace and seating area centered around the double windows that were once part of the old dining room.
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| Entering the House |
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| The Great Room |
I am particularly excited about the insulation. The house had no insulation. Can you imagine living in a house with no insulation and a stove for heat? That’s the way it was ‘back in the day’. Of course, there was a gas furnace installed at some point in time; however, it’s not too efficient without insulation. This blown-in insulation in the crawlspace will help keep our heating costs under control.
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| Blown in Insulation Under the Floorboards |
There is a hallway at the far end of the room that leads to the bedrooms, laundry, stairs to the upper and lower levels, and ultimately to the garage. The original house sits high on its foundation and the new addition is at a lower grade. Three steps down takes you to the new wing.
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| Entering the New Wing |
The east bedroom is the guest bedroom. It's small – very small – but I like to refer to this room as the “room with a view”. Just outside the double windows is a petite tree and beautiful lilac bushes. This is the area of the yard where we will plant a garden.
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| The Room with a View |
Just opposite the east bedroom is a bath and just down the hall is the west bedroom. This bedroom has lots of windows and an attached bath.
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| The West Bedroom |
At the end of the hallway is the laundry room/mud room. It will also accommodate the furnace and provide much-needed storage space. The area under the washer and dryer is recessed and will include a drain. We are hoping we will never experience a water leak; but if it happens, we are prepared!
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| Recessed Pan for Washer/Dryer |
Looking back, you can see the elevation difference between the old and new sections of the house.
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| View from the Garage Door to the Front of the House |
And finally, this is the compact, single-car garage. Did you notice how clean the job site is? Meticulous!!
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| The Single Car Garage |
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