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Bye, bye asphalt!

Bye, bye asphalt!

Say goodbye to the ugly asphalt!


Stump, be gone!

Stump, be gone!


The mash-eeeeene!

The mash-eeeeene!

Our excavator is a 77 year old man and has a strong hungarian accent.


Roots

Roots

Look at the roots on that baby! This tree use to hover over our house.


Push it!

Push it!


Heeelllpppp!

Heeelllpppp!

Looks like the house is going to sink into the ground!


Our cliff

Our cliff


A little inconvenient

A little inconvenient

It's bee a little inconvenient going to and from the car in this!


Our humble abode (not too much longer)

Our humble abode (not too much longer)

Imagine a garage to the left and pushed farther forward than main house. This will be attached to a front porch and extended front of the house where our existing front is now.


Sledding hill and more

Sledding hill and more

The side of the yard is now landscaped into a sledding hill and there will be a deck above the basement doors at the level of the windows.


Digging for the footing

Digging for the footing


First step is a dousy!

First step is a dousy!

No more porch!


Future garage

Future garage

The big square area in the front left of photo is where the garage will be. The rest of the house will be bumped out to meet the garage halfway up.


New front

New front

The new front of the house minus the front porch will be out to this dirt line.


What will this look like?!

What will this look like?!

Although it looks like it is going to just be a huge garage in front of the house, hopefully the new front porch will tie it all together.


Another view of the same

Another view of the same


Getting ready to pour the walls

Getting ready to pour the walls

Forms are up! Cement is on its way.


More forms

More forms


The "bump out" of our family room

The "bump out" of our family room

This may help you see how the house will be extended.


Walls are poured!

Walls are poured!


Side view of garage

Side view of garage



Outline of addition

Outline of addition

Now you can probably see how things may look down the road.


Building the garage

Building the garage


Framing the garage - close-up

Framing the garage - close-up


Front face of garage

Front face of garage


Side view of garage

Side view of garage

Bump out will be where foundation is. Front porch will be in front of bump out.


Bump out started

Bump out started

Hmm...garage door openings look a little crooked :)


More bump out

More bump out


Porch begins

Porch begins

As the porch roof is put on, it's really starting to look like the end product.


Front porch close-up

Front porch close-up


Side view  of porch and bump out

Side view of porch and bump out


Play room above the garage

Play room above the garage


Inside bump out

Inside bump out


Our new living room

Our new living room

Looking into the new addition. Bay window looks onto the porch.


Other half of new living room

Other half of new living room

This is looking from picture window into room. Kitchen is through doorway.


Stairwell up to new playroom

Stairwell up to new playroom


New play room

New play room

Room above the garage


New bathroom upstairs

New bathroom upstairs

off of new playroom


New front entry

New front entry


New front porch

New front porch

Not quite finished.


Front of house

Front of house

Looks good, huh?


Back porch

Back porch

Taken from lower yard


Back porch overlooking woods

Back porch overlooking woods