Sun Dial Lodge, Pelham

The old door trim frame and trim has been removed, and framing is in place for the new wall.  New battens are being attached to the

Now the framing for the pocket door has been put in place, one can really get a sense for how it will feel to walk from

Until the windows are ready to be installed, all external surfaces are being covered to protect against the elements.  

As expected, the old soil pipe fell to pieces as it was removed.  Here’s a pile of what’s left.

The new soil pipe has been laid in the freshly-dug trench, and temporarily connected back to the downpipe from the old master bathroom, until that can

As we empty the coat closet to make way for the new powder room, we discover that the back wall is some kind of heavy canvas,

Now that my office and the entryway have been boxed in, we can start to see how the balcony will feel: awesome!

Understanding Ethan’s love of dens and hiding places, Anton today suggested creating a hidey-hole in dead space under the kitchen stairs, behind the new powder room,

This is the view from my office onto what will, one day, be a garden again rather than a building site.  Where the back door will

Getting ready to frame the final wall.

The soil pipe has been buried under the basement floor, possibly since the house was built in the 1880s.  It has reached the end of its

The back door will open into an entryway, with stairs down to the basement, and hallway to my office and the kitchen.  It’s starting to take