Told You So!

I promised that this project was on a fast track, and the contractor is coming through with flying colors! When we last checked in, the walls were just being framed. Now, all walls are in, and the floors and ceiling have been leveled according to plan.

Here is the kitchen area, virtually ready to accept windows, doors and cabinets.

In this home, the mud room will be almost as intense as the kitchen with a pool bath, cabinetry, built-in lockers and cubbies, and closets for laundry and storage areas. At this stage, it looks like a lot of dividers and wing walls, but that will change soon!

Here's a view of the wonderful windows that will light the mud room.

And here are the openings for French doors that will lead from the new kitchen to the screened back porch. (Sorry about this shot, but I couldn't hold up progress by asking the carpenter to move. Every minute counts!)

The openings from the adjoining room in the original house have been widened to the kitchen and mud room, and transoms have been added. The transom on the left will be operational, and the one over the right door will be a "dummy".

And, oh yes...did I mention that we're moving quickly? The cabinet bases have all arrived, and are waiting for flooring to be installed.

This is almost unheard of! But it makes these homeowners very, very happy! (And us too...)