Day 5

Not much looks different today but apparently the house "jacking" is now complete. The floor is now level, the jacks under the floor have been removed and replaced by piers and wood posts.

Tomorrow brings the supporting beam, which will be installed in the ceiling space. Since we removed a supporting wall, the new beam will help the ceiling from falling on us in the future! Once the beam is installed and secured, the remaining studs come down to make the space more open. We do have to leave some wall space, though, for the new gas fireplace.

The weekend

No workers this weekend...nice and quiet. I am getting used to cooking in the garage. Other than it being cold, our system is pretty efficient.

Roger and I enjoyed getting away from the mess. Friday we went to Downey High to see Hairspray. Several of the cast members are Downey alumni and good friends of ours. It was fun seeing them on stage!

Saturday night we went to a fundraiser for the Modesto Marathon. There were several great silent auction items. Roger bid, and won, 10 pilates sessions for my birthday. Between eating less, due to the remodel, and my upcoming pilates sessions, maybe those pesky 10 pounds will disappear. One can hope!

Tomorrow begins day 5. Adventures await!

Day 4

 The roof is back on the house so bring on the rain, Mother Nature!

The house has been jacked, leveled (for the most part) and cleaned for the weekend. Here is Jared setting the laser line and then cleaning up at the end of the day. We love that they leave our house as tidy as they can!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!

Day 3

Chimney came off the house today. Thankfully, before the rain came, a new roof was put in place. This is what it looked like before~

The plan today is to jack up the house for the purpose of leveling the foundation. I came home yesterday to a much cleaner space.

We are on our way!!

Day 2

Came home today to a very noisy jackhammer. In order to get the fireplace out, it took some hard labor and lots of muscle. No wonder the house sank in the middle...the size and weight of the metal firebox liner is amazing. Here are a couple of pics of day 2.

Day 1

There's no turning back now. According to Roger, who stayed home from work today, the crew arrived at 7:30 AM and have been hard at it all day. As you can see from the photos, things are a mess. I want to be Samantha from Bewitched. A little nose wiggle and things would be done quickly but then we would miss the adventure!

Meet Jared~he's the labor part of the job.

Meet Scott~he's the CEO of Trinity Renovation

The cats are not happy but found time to nap during all the noise

That's it for today. Will keep you posted. I think the wall between the kitchen and the living room is coming down tomorrow.

Blogging the process

I decided to create a blog for anyone who wants to journey with us down the remodel road. Feel free to share our ups and downs or feel free to ignore the posts completely. I will post pics so you can see the progress. Tomorrow is demolition day. Glad I will be at work!