Forward motion

For the last few weeks especially, we've been hearing from people we know loosely about how great the addition looks when they drive by and how it must be done now, right? No. ;) It's not done. But from the outside, it looks nearly done! It's been a few weeks since there's been anything really noteworthy to report on the progress on the addition, but today seemed like a good day to give a little update.

First of all, "Curly and Cally" have the mudding done on the main level, and have just one more round they need to make on the stairs down and the entry before what we've asked them to do is complete. This is great news, especially because my cousin's wife is going to be able to come down for two partial days and the night in between next week, and with an extra set of hands, we have high hopes of getting painting on the main level started!

"Curly" is down in the entry landing and Matt is working on that corner in the living room.

Even better, Matt was able to get out for a few hours yesterday, and more than just a few hours today, working on getting the fireplace wall from this:

nothing on the fireplace wall...

Three small pieces up near the top

Evania came out to check out the work. Or just to be close to her mom. One of the two...

Four at the top, and the first piece of Durock (fire resistant near the place where it gets hot)

More of both. Oops. The Durock on the left was put on without cutting it into pieces for the expansion joints!

There - expansion joints are in, as well as a few more pieces of regular sheet rock.

to this:

All up and ready for mudding! The open rectangle is both the view in for the inspector who has to give final okay on the fireplace now that the Durock is in place, and also will be a built-in shelf sitting above the mantel.

And though I have other reflections I'd intended to share here, it's late, and I'm done with this computer for the night! ;)