Oh yeah, and there's this little side project called the downstairs expansion...

Work on our downstairs expansion has officially begun. When everything is finished, approximately 2300 square feet will be completed which will be our bottom floor of our house. This will include a big office, bedroom, bathroom, home theater room, master bedroom and bathroom, and a large storage space. For the time being, only "Phase 1" will be complete and this will include the office, bedroom and bathroom, plus the hallway and access from the main floor of the house.

Below are shots of the framing for the concrete footings that will soon be poured for the new support beams that will be moved in. One of the most fascinating parts of this project was all of the structural engineering that went into figuring out which of the existing posts can be moved and what new ones can be added and where. When all is said and done, we will have over 20 support beams downstairs.