We’re a couple weeks behind at the moment, so we’ll keep our comments on week 11 of our remodel brief. This week seems to have been less focused on new construction and more focused on clearing the way for the next phase of the project.

In particular, the crew spent much of the week removing portions of the existing roof where the second floor will sit. This effort actually went further than we naively thought it would: by the end of the week, the entire living room was open to the sky. This was necessary becuase we’re converting that section of roof from a hip roof to a gable roof. The conversion seems to involve a pretty substantial amount of work; our contractor even jokingly (I think) asked if we were sure about making this change when we met with him mid-week to talk about our options with respect to the fireplace.

We’ll cover the ins and outs of the fireplace decision in the next post, as it took us nearly week to figure out what we wanted to do. But the good news is that it’s finally behind us.

Gallery: Week 11: Open Air

Credits: Julia Neva Wong contributed some of these photos.