A working bathroom.

We still have more trim and touch up work, but our client now has a fully functional downstairs bathroom. The plumber and electricians finished up yesterday. We were also fortunate enough to get a same-day inspection for the plumbing! The other final inspections are next week. Hopefully we will be starting a new project on Wednesday.

Window!

The thing we have all been waiting for... A nice big window! I am so
happy to have it installed and be moving on to drywall and trim.
Tomorrow we have the plumber and electrician finish up.

Drywall!

I don't think I have ever been so excited to install drywall. After
lots of delays we are on the fast track to finish this project.
Tomorrow... windows and exterior trim.

Finally an inspection...

Just like every other business out there, the City of Minneapolis has cut back and it took 6 days to get a framing inspection (OK, only 4 business days). We passed and are now on to insulation tomorrow. We are using closed cell spray foam insulation on this project. Perfect for older houses, and in my opinion the best product by far out there as far as insulation goes. They will show up at 8AM and be done by 10AM. We will then install the EPDM roof and start re-installing siding and trim.

More plumbing work.

We ended up having to do a bit more plumbing work than was expected (which always seems to be the case with older houses). Hopefully we will move on to insulation next week.

Plumbing

Yesterday was rough-in electrical, and today was rough-in plumbing. On
older houses you sometimes have to get creative when running new
plumbing in an old house. Here we are running the vent through the
existing false beam.

Rip off the roof

A layer of carpet, and two roof pans covered the flat roof over the Witt powder room and entryway. We pulled almost everything off yesterday. Today we will finish demolition and start reframing the roof without the parapet wall.

Witt Powder Room

We are still carefully deconstructing the Witt powder room and entry. The roof was poorly built and has leaked for years causing plenty of rot. Monday we hope to rip off the roof and start reframing the top.

Deconstruction

Also known as demolition (or the opposite of construction). Messy, dirty, and sometimes a bit scary, but always necessary. We are deconstructing the Witt powder room and pantry in order to replace the rotten roof and walls.