The beginning of the week brought a lot of excitement! The official start of this project had started with the ordering of the trusses for the roof. Once they were ordered, everyone was invested in this project and we knew we were on our way. It wasn't until the builder had placed the order that we felt comfortable telling the kids. So, we were all very happy to see them arrive as if felt like the first hurdle of waiting was over. Well before the sun was up, this crane arrived with our trusses. I was trying to capture pictures, stay out of the way, and get kids really for school, so it was a whole lot of craziness!
It was very interesting to watch the process of the trusses going on. There were three guys and it took them less then an hour to get them all up and in place. These guys knew exactly what to do and barely had to talk to each other, they were so in sync.
Later that morning, the port-a-potty arrived. It is not everyday that you get a portable toilet delivered to your home! Thank goodness for this invention though as we have a lot of construction workers here at the house every day, not to mention that by the end of the week we would be done to 1 bathroom for all 9 of us in this house!
The next delivery was the dumpster for all of the trash. It was bigger than I expected but I am pretty sure we won't have a problem filling it up by the time this project is complete.
By the end of the day, Keyan's room had trusses and plywood on the top and the plywood walls started going on. Amazing!
Friday morning the builder had to open up the hole in the wall between Keyan's room and the kitchen for a few minutes and she was so excited to see it from the inside. It has been hard for all of the kids to envision how the room will flow with he rest of the house so this made it a lot easier to understand. She had a difficult week health wise so it was so great to see her smile and be happy!
Friday morning also brought the bathroom demolition!!! Giving Keyan her own space has so much value for all of us but making this bathroom more user friendly for 7 people ranks right up there too! In case you have never been to our home, here are some before pictures. This one is taken from the main door of the bathroom looking in. It was a simple lay out with the linen closet, toilet (which you can't see in the pic), and vanity all on one wall and the tub/shower at the end of the room.
This picture is from the door way into the master bedroom, looking through to the hallway.
Just another view from the hallway...you can see where the toilet is in this one. Not only was the bathroom extremely outdated and gross, but there was not nearly enough storage no matter what I did! It was not uncommon to have Keyan in the bathub, a nurse kneeling in front of the tub helping her, several people brushing their teeth, and someone using the toilet all at the same time! No such thing as modesty in a large family with not enough bathrooms!!!
The bathtub had been painted at least two different times by previous owners and those layers were all peeling off. It had gotten to the point where no matter what we used to clean it, it never looked clean anymore. I was thrilled to watch the plumber start removing it!
It didn't take long for two guys to completely gut the entire bathroom!
By Friday afternoon...this is how the bathroom space looked! We were all so excited to be to this point! It is hard to tell, but not only was the room completely gutted, but the plumbing rough-in had begun!
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