The Sky is Falling!

Well, just the roof...  Uncle Dane showed up for a fun day of work, and they, with sledgehammers in hand, got busy knocking out the decking. 
Then it was time to cut out the rafters. 

And finally, time for the unveiling!

So much fun!!

It's Cuttin' Time!

Today's the big day -- a giant hole in the roof!  Making room for the upstairs bathroom.  BIG STUFF!

And after all the cutting, off came the first decking -- Hi, James!

And as always, the cheering section is in place!

More to come...

More prepping

Brilliant James (that's what we call him these days) has built the 3 walls for the bathroom build-out. They're laid out on the bathroom floor, ready to stand up as soon as the roof is gone!

 The next step was to remove all the shingles from the roof (and thankfully we had the help here to clean up the mess)

Ready to cut!

Prepping for the Bathroom

With the rest of the floor in place, it's time to get ready for the upstairs bathroom!  This means lots of bracing, cutting out, floor-laying, more bracing, etc. 

The View from the Garage

This post will be mostly confusing, because I can't possibly help give perspective on where the pictures were taken from, other than to say, they're from the garage door into the entry. 

looking into the guest bathroom

looking into the laundry room

All that to say, it's coming together... :-)

Making messes

With progress comes a mess... It's time to replace the joists above the garage, which means tearing out the existing ceiling.

With the new joists in place, it was time for fresh plywood -- thanks again to Dane for coming by to help hoist the plywood up to the second floor.

Hello, playroom!

Bye-bye old stairs

Well, with the new stairs in place, it's time for the old ones to go! 

Can't believe I don't have a wonderful "after" pic, but just imagine those stairs gone -- there you have it. :-)