This may come as a surprise to most: initially we were only going to put "openings" in the wall between the living room and dining room because it is a supporting wall. However, our contractor assured us that it would still be structurally sound (and not much more $$) to open up the wall entirely, while adding some support along the top and sides.
Here is the end result!
View standing in living room, looking towards the back of the house:
View standing in kitchen looking towards the front of the house - look how much light comes in now!
The problematic pipes that were found in the wall between the kitchen and dining room have now been re-routed. Jonathan loved the look of the polished copper... but a few days later they were dusty, like everything else...
Here is a view looking upward, in the area that used to be the inside spiral staircase. A new floor has been built upstairs, which will support the washer/dryer for our tenants upstairs.
I liked this line-up of toolboxes in the master bedroom... my attempt at an artistic shot!
All in all we are still impressed with the progress. Onto week 3...
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