It's been a week of great progress!  The crew recovered from the water damage and really got a lot done.  Just to compare, here's a view of the back of the house from last winter, before any work started.  The back door to the garage is on the left, 2 french doors into the dining room and living room are in the center and a window in the bedroom is on the right.

Now here's the latest view of the back (a little different perspective due to all the construction stuff in the backyard).  An edge of the workroom is on the left.  Panning to the right of that is the back door to the garage, then the new dining room.  Then the deck, screened porch and sliding doors into the living room with the dormer to bring light into the living room.  On the right is part  of the bedroom.

We went to see the house on Saturday evening because the roofers were there in the morning, before the big rainstorm, and started to put on the shingles.  They are sort of visible on the shed roof that is the roof of the screened porch and on the roof of the dormer.

Here is a better view of the shingles from the other side on the roof of what will be our bedroom and includes Toni admiring the work

After admiring the progress, Toni looked into the house just to see what was up, and we discovered the rain had left it's mark - there were puddles in the living room, wet marks on many floor areas and serious water above the ceiling in the garage.

We called Juan, our builder and he came right over.  He fixed a couple of places in the tar paper on the roof where water apparently got in and punctured the garage ceiling to release the trapped water (after we moved the stuff stored below it).  Today (Sunday) he and the roofers were at the house and removed all the wet drywall.  Tomorrow they will remove the rest of the wet insulation and use dehumidifiers to dry out the house (the weather is cooperating as today is hot and dry as is the forecast for tomorrow.  So, we've had our first setback, but everything now seems to be under control (or at least as much as it can be).

So, today you can really start to see the rooms taking shape.  On the right is the new bedroom, then the rafters for the shed roof of the screened porch to the left.  Left of that is the new dining room and furthest to the left is the workroom (without a roof).

The construction in the backyard continues...the roof dormer for the living room is beginning, and the deck is framed.  We can really see the bedroom, screened porch and dining room spaces forming (right to left).  Far left is workroom behind the garage.When the trusses are up, they'll look more like rooms.

Notice the dark green wall in the old bedroom on the left.  And the dark green wall in what is becoming our closet on the right.

Yes, they are the same wall.  More progress to come!

Day 3

The construction outside continues ... the far left is what will be my workshop, the center is a new dining room and the right is a new master bedroom.  Roof trusses next week!