remodel 3...

Once everything was destroyed, it was time to put it back together.  Start with lots of heavy floor trusses and a couple of gigantic beams-

add some walls...

then roof trusses...

and viola! A second story!

remodel 2...

Once we had the permit, we needed to do some digging and demolition.  Because we were adding a second story, we needed to make sure the house was structurally ready for all that weight.  So we dug some giant holes (about 3' x 3' x 2') in and around the house (5 of them) and several trenches to lay pipe for relocating the kitchen. 

Then it was time to destroy!  I didn't realize they would just start ripping the roof off at this point, so I was not prepared for the mess raining down on my kitchen!  I was scrambling to get stuff out of the way.  It was a losing battle, though.

It took Caleb's brothers, Anson and Jacob, his dad, and two of their employees about 3 days to get the job done.  The took out the upper kitchen cabinets, demolished the 1/2 bath, removed the ceiling, trusses, and roof, and ripped off the back patio.  At some point during all of this, they also brought in a cement truck to fill in the footings and trenches and extend the storage room so we could hide where we were closing in a door.

I wasn't really prepared for what the "after" situation would be:  blue skies and wires galore!