our new addition

This has been a long time coming. We signed the contract the end of March. And now it appears that we will have a finished room the end of next week. We needed more space. It came down to buy a new house or add a sunroom. After some debate we went with the option #2. I really do like our house, but I felt like toys and junk was sticking out of every nook and crany. This will no be the designated play area and I can have my living room back.

Sometime mid May they actually started the project.

The project stalled a little because we were waiting on the french doors. My dad totally hooked us up. We got a custom made door with a handicap sill on the bottom. Which means there is no lip for the kids to trip over when walking in and out. Everything is completely flush. The waiting was frustrating, but the money saved (like $600) and the finished product was so worth it.

We decided to sheetrock the inside walls of the house and under the windows. Everyone from the builders, to the electricians, and friends thought we were nuts. But I really wanted the room to look more like an extension of the house and not just a sunroom. I love the way it turned out. The builders admitted that they have never done that before and were a little nervous, but they like it. And may suggest it to future customers.

The tile is being put in today and then they will do the finishing touches and painting next week. The whole process has been a huge headache, but now that we're nearing the end I'm getting really excited. I can't wait to fill the almost 200 square feet with all of our crap.