Walls, what a wonderful thing.

After almost two months of slim activity, this week has been in fast forward. From looking at the slab prep on Tuesday, to the view below (walls!) on Friday, it's really been an encouraging week. On Tuesday, the slab was prepped for inspection (see slab prep post), but failed! The inspector had some specific concerns but also mentioned, "I've never seen anything like this before! How do you know the slab won't knock over the existing house when you pour it?" Oh no... drama we hadn't even thought of! Anyways, Tuesday night was a blur as we spent time (which the help of Evan's parents!) fixing his specific concerns regarding adding some flashing and insulation. On Wednesday, we passed in spection and on Thursday concrete was poured. Unfortunately I don't have any shots of this, it was also much drama involving ordering only half the concrete we actually needed (major underestimation... oops!) and torential downpour in mid-slab pour. Regardless, the guys worked hard and finished up so that the framing could start Friday. The framing of the walls has been a breeze compared to everyhing else and I am so thankful!

Here's walking into the first part of the new hallway and looking to the right. You're looking into the laundry, then beyond that is the master closet. (Brick column to remain in master closet). Off to the left of the picture is the back of the guest bath in the foreground, bumping up to the master bath farther away.
Here is looking through the front foyer of the original house, into the new hallway. The laundry room again is just to the right, the original living room (to remain) just to the left, and the hall ends in the future dining room. The middle wall at an angle will house the half bath.