Our House Addition Adventure

In 2002 we became busy with an addition on our house. Final inspection was competed the end of 2003. I was my own general contractor. I sub-contracted a few jobs, but did most of my own work. There are a few finish details to complete, but we are very pleased with the results. The whole thing was quite an adventure.

Digging up the yard.

Pouring the foundation into forms with the help of a concrete pumper truck.

Floor joists going in.

Carrying drainage rock to put around the foundation.

Walls starting to go up.

Trusses arriving.

The roof taking shape.

The shell is complete.

Removing the old siding from existing house.

All new siding for the house.

Putting up a temporary beam to hold up the ceiling while the kitchen glue-lam is installed.

The opened up kitchen and clean great-room with windows. The boys had fun swinging (literally) from the rafters. The weather isn't cold yet.

Plumbing for the master bathroom.

Insetting the the hearth backing material for the gas fireplace.

Wiring, heat ducts, plumbing & insulation under the new section.

Demolition, dust and dirt so a kitchen wall can be moved.

The weather was cold during the project and it was hard to heat the rest of the house.

Cooking while replacing the kitchen ceiling panels.

Rinsing supper dishes in the bathroom tub.

Building the pantry walls. One of the times my Dad was able to work with me.

Painting the kitchen. The rest of the addition was done with a sprayer.

Putting in the new kitchen cabinets. The van jack was very helpful.

Finally a working new kitchen!

The master suite bathroom.

Laying down the laminate flooring.

Enjoying the new Great Room.