The House is Getting It's Bones

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The framework for the rear extension went up very quickly - like in less than 8 hours. Now the painstaking work comes in to add the bones. These bones will hold the living room for the garden apartment, the dining room for the parlor, and the terrace off of my master bedroom.

For those who need to get there bearings, here are the blueprints of what's to come.

This is the living room for the garden apartment. The brick wall on the left is the rear of the old brownstone and will be removed as soon as the steel supports are inserted front and back and bolted together. That will hold the house up in place of the old lintels. Exterior walls are being prepared for weather proofing and the brick work.

A long shot of the enclosed living room, the open area above is going to be my dining room, with the level at the top my new terrace off of my bedroom.

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Beams and joists go in on the parlor level - again, the brick wall between the addition and the house will be removed, once the new steel beams go in. At the rear of the parlor level the deck will extend another 10 feet. The domain under the deck will belong to the tenants of the garden apartment, the rear of the garden and the deck will be my space. I plan to outfit the deck with an outdoor kitchen and my round iron table with umbrella.

The footprint for my second floor terrace. It will be enclosed with lots of planters and a nice sitting area but no access to the garden below - other than a great view.

I'm crossing my fingers that we will be starting brick next week as well as adding the wall of glass doors at the rear of both floors.  

Stay tuned. —Laurie