Beginning of Attic Project

Dave is working on converting the attic into a usable room. The first task was to remove an old chimney that no longer exists on the main floor, but was still in the attic. The bricks came out easily, but the concrete blocks were heavy! Dave rigged a pulley system in the rafters to get them safely down.


First, we borrowed a ladder.


Dave proudly holding up one of the final bricks from the section of chimney that was outside.


Dave was very pleased with his 6-to-1 pulley that he rigged with our climbing gear.


Dave explaining to me how he set up the pulley system.


Four concrete blocks safely on the ground. Two more to go!

Update

We've (once again!) been terrible at keeping up this website. With the "one-click" feature that posts pictures straight from iPhoto to Facebook, it's hard to discipline ourselves enough to post photos here too.

As requested, we have taken a few more pictures of the new house. Yes, we bought a house in May! We are getting settled in and are enjoying finally being homeowners.



Shelving and cabinetry hung!



Bookshelf built!





Dave hung up the hammock on the deck and you can also see in the background that we've got the clothesline hung up and the patio table set up in the yard.



Dave built a gate to complete the fencing in the backyard. We now have a private deck and the chickens cannot escape!




Dave built a raised bed in the front yard for all of our veggies that we had started in pots at the old house.





We are now the proud owners of a push-mower!


We were pleasantly surprised to see Calla Lilly's popping up along our driveway. They are Jessica's favorite flower.