Another week behind us and the demolition continues (with at least a little bit of rebuilding this week)

So even though there was more demolition this week there was also some progress made in the other direction. Windows were ripped out but door frames were put in. The giant steel beam was prepped to be installed next week. We had a little hiccup with the fireplace - mostly due to us not being sure of the dimensions when we did the design for the renovations - but we rejigged a couple things and everything now will fit perfectly. Take a look at some of pictures taken this week:

With almost all the studs taken down you can start to get a sense of the dimensions of the new bathroom and how the room will look with a hall going toward that spare bedroom door. That door will be at the end of the hallway and will be where we put the "secret" doorway leading to the spare room. The door will actually look like a bookshelf (don't tell anyone).

It's been a long time since this window was open. Harry opened it so he could paint the trim outside and Meegan fixed up some of the wooden trim that was bad.

Matt removes the window where the fireplace is going to go. We had to do a little redesigning around this. The fireplace we ordered stands out away from the wall further than we allowed for in the design. This made it jut out into the entrance to the room too far. So, we're going to let it jut out onto the deck  instead and surround it with a nice casement that will match the rest of the house. This will give us lots of room inside and will still work well with everything outside.

The new door frame for the French door is in.

From the inside it doesn't look like there's much wall left. But it will look a lot different once the fireplace and mantel are in place.

The beam getting prepped for placement next week.

Dan spent a lot of time this afternoon drilling holes through  the steel beam. He assures me that was not an easy task.