This coming week is going to be an exciting one at Gore West - Ty has taken a week off, my father-in-law has come down to help and Blair, a family friend from home, is here. Day 1 of construction was accidentally delayed by a day because of a little male miscommunication, but the new Day 1 was perfect!
The "crew" showed up bright and early and got right to work - the chimney started coming down, the old dormer was ripped out, the shingles were tossed! It looked better already! Ty worked away inside tearing out the rest of the back ceiling (the roof work is above the newly expanded bathroom space). Then we got visits from our favorite people - Home Hardware & Home Depot! Got our new shingles and all the material we should need!
I made a few trips to Home Hardware, made a bet with the lumber desk guys about how often I would visit that day, picked up a supply or two and a cappuccino, and headed back to my crew at home. At the end of the day my Dad showed up to take away some old chimney brick (which was also made up of patio pavers! Really these things should no longer surprise me, but I am always shocked!) At the end of the day, it looks awesome!
A bonus was that while I was not on gofer duty I was able to work on fall clean up. I got the front yard raked, pruned a few trees back (ALOT!), totally dug out 3 small twig bushes (these were like Dr. Seuss bushes), swept the steps/walkway, and cleared out all the weeds! It looks awesome!
Overall, day 1 was a huge success and I am sore, sleepy and happy all in one ball!
Can't wait for Day 2! It's like Christmas excitement!
XO,
S
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