Very quickly, they built this frame for the foundation and the cement steps. Included inside the frame is a "rebar" metal supports for the concrete.
After the Riverside Building inspector gaves us the go-ahead, Cecilio and crew poured the cement. The very next day, they began building the floor and framing the new exterior wall.
New cement sets from the door (eventually the "pool" door).
By the end of the day, the crew had the entire new wall up! Dave spent the evening tearing down the old exterior wall! By the time I got home from class, it looked like I had a completely different house (left in the morning with the house looking like the black picture above).
They also extended the floor joists, added insulation to the studs, and put down the new rough floor (right side of picture). The right side of the ladder would have been outside the day before!
Dave made his second trip to the dump (for just this project) with a very full trailer.
Dave continued to demo by removing the dividing wall between the bathroom and the sink room and Cecilio's crew frame in the new ceiling (which will greatly improve our hot/cold issue with insulation and HVAC vents)!
Dave also figures out how to get the "rough" plumbing and electrical in the new part for the next inspection. Thursday the inspector came back out and gave the okay to proceed from the framing part. A few more things need to be fixed with the electrical and plumbing (hopefully done soon without a huge budget breaking pricetag).
Cecilio and crew came back out and added brackets, vents, and began to prepare the wall for stucco! The wire in the above picture is step one.
After the Riverside Building inspector gaves us the go-ahead, Cecilio and crew poured the cement. The very next day, they began building the floor and framing the new exterior wall.
New cement sets from the door (eventually the "pool" door).
By the end of the day, the crew had the entire new wall up! Dave spent the evening tearing down the old exterior wall! By the time I got home from class, it looked like I had a completely different house (left in the morning with the house looking like the black picture above).
They also extended the floor joists, added insulation to the studs, and put down the new rough floor (right side of picture). The right side of the ladder would have been outside the day before!
Dave made his second trip to the dump (for just this project) with a very full trailer.
Dave continued to demo by removing the dividing wall between the bathroom and the sink room and Cecilio's crew frame in the new ceiling (which will greatly improve our hot/cold issue with insulation and HVAC vents)!
Dave also figures out how to get the "rough" plumbing and electrical in the new part for the next inspection. Thursday the inspector came back out and gave the okay to proceed from the framing part. A few more things need to be fixed with the electrical and plumbing (hopefully done soon without a huge budget breaking pricetag).
Cecilio and crew came back out and added brackets, vents, and began to prepare the wall for stucco! The wire in the above picture is step one.This entire process has only taken seven business days. Cecilio only has two steps left before he's finishes his "part" of the job (base AND brown coat stucco). Then... it won't move so fast...
Wow! That was speedy. At least it'll give you a good solid start to the master bath. Glad to see everything is going well. I hope Dave is enjoying having a "new" project!
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