January 2021 saw us re-insulating the existing part, now that the speakers, fire sprinkler system, and ceiling lights are installed in the attic. Then, we installed the windows in the addition. After that, we framed the inside of the addition.
Eric and Dennis installing the windows in the addition.Most of the windows installed. Eric worked on the outside, while Dennis was on the inside.
Windows all installed on the West side
The wind came up and blew some snow, so the sun was covered enough to show up well. Kinda like a heart in the sky.
And this is the East side with all the windows installed. After a beautiful snowstorm.Eric and Dennis building one of the interior walls on the floorSetting the wall into place and making sure it is level. Looking at the double unit on West side of main floor.Eric’s nephews, Guy and Glen Dean, helped us winch the shower units down into the ground floor through the area where the stairs will be. We had to take the exterior door out, in order to fit the shower units into the house!Looking down the hall of the double unit on East side of main floor.Looking into closet, hall and bathroom from the bedroom of the double unit on the West side of the main floor.Looking through the bathroom of the West double unit on the main floor, towards the common area and outside entrance Looking toward the back outside entrance on the main floor. The closet and bathroom of one of the single units is framed here. The open space will be a common area near one of the kitchenettes.Made in the USALooking where kitchenette will be on the ground floor. That Rockwool insulation will double as soundproofing between the walls throughout the place.Looking down the hall on ground floor, towards the two double unitsStairway, looking into bedroom, with living room beyond, of the South double unit on the ground floor. The stairway will be 6′ wide to accommodate the stair lift, as well as people walking up and down.In bedroom, looking at closet, with living room and bathroom beyond, of the South double unit on the ground floor. That’s Callie, our border collie, hoping for a ball to be thrown.Looking into bedroom, with living room beyond, of the South double unit on the ground floor. The patio door opens onto a little porch outside.Bathroom of the South double unit on the ground floor. The shower unit is ADA compliant for Massachusetts, which has it’s own specific code.Eric discussing heating/cooling system options with the local plumber, John Hicks. The entire ground floor will have radiant heat in the floor; a very lovely, warm, enveloping heat. This is in the living room of the North double unit on the ground floor. That patio door also opens onto its own little porch outside, like the unit next to it.This is a little nook off the living room of the North double unit on the ground floor. It could be used for a desk, computer, craft area, separate sitting area, storage, closet, etc. The bathroom is on the other side of it, and the back side of the closet is to the right.In hallway of North double unit on ground floor, looking at the entrance closet and into the bathroom.
