Congratulations! It is so exciting and we can't wait to see...But stay away from the spiders. ;-)

OMG!!! Ew, ew, ewwwwwww! At least be glad it wasn't you who found them. I'd be more afraid of the dive-bombing stinging things than the recluses. (((shudder)))

Congrats on the new space!

Yay! I am so happy for you (my alter ego)!

How exciting for you! But please, PLEASE be careful. My DH was bitten by a brown recluse a few years ago and he got pretty sick from it.

Oh, and try to enjoy the kitchen remodel journey!
Robin

Hi Anita -- interesting idea. I have thought about bumping out our eating area recently...I have to find out how expensive that would be. Right now it's 5' x 12'...nice and wide, but not deep enough. A couple of feet deeper would be heaven!

Glad things are getting underway for you...I was surprised that the windows will be in by Fri. That sounds quick! When do they expect to finish the whole thing?

And EW indeed!! I am shuddering every time I think about those spiders.

Congratulations!!! It is so exciting to get something done- it seems to get the ball rolling. :)

Be careful when it comes to those spiders. They are definitely something to worry about. Ew, indeed!!

So glad your project has begun, Anita! Does it feel like you have been waiting for this day FOREVER?!? Post some 'in progress' pics when you get a chance.

Congratulations! Sounds just like our upcoming project, brown recluses and all.

congrats! How exciting!!

scootermom,

Originally we had planned to cantilever the bumpout, but for various reasons decided to pour a foundation. That added about $1000 to the cost. The biggest expense for ours is the windows, as we'll have four large windows in this space. i think that cost maybe $4000? I paid for them a while back as they were shipped with the windows for my major addition and have been sitting in my garage ever since.

They'll finish the bumpout in terms of window install Friday, but the exterior cladding, trimwork, painting and etc. will probably go through the end of next week.

My kitchen was originally scheduled to be done by Oct 31 but we're pushing the start date out by several weeks so maybe Thanksgiving? Cabinets are set to ship on Sep 8 and demo begins Sept 15.

I know I've said about 6 times how excited I am, but I am sooooo excited to see this crappy bay window go away and open up my eating area :)

Anita

Congratulations

Here is a link that might be useful: For whatever else may come crawling out.

Brown recluse?!? A bunch of them? Be careful! Their venom will melt your skin and keep spreading. Don't even Google brown recluse bites on the internet, it will give you nightmares!

Yuck on the active creatures. Be careful and make sure no one in your family gets bit. Now, that said, Waaaahoooooo! Yea! Can't wait to see pictures! Congrats!

Yay for you for getting started!!

I know it has to be exciting to finally get to that point!

Start the photos soon!