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The project is underway!

Our first goal was to remodel this old house and to add on……………

 

 

 

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Not a lot to work with once we started tearing into it………..

 

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The original stairs were almost straight up………very dangerous

 

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At this point we decided there wasn’t enough to work with and we needed to just start over………

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So there it goes……….off to the dump

 

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So now that the old house is gone…………….let’s start over

 

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First we put in the underground plumbing…………….

 

 

 

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Then we dug and poured the footings………………..

 

 

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Then after we put the in-floor heat in we pour the slab floor…………..

 

 

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The building process begins…………….out with the old, in with the new………………

 

 

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The body of Christ comes together to serve………………..

 

 

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Break time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Best time of the day………………

 

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On to building the second floor………………

 

 

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And there it is…………

 

 

 

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Lots of bedrooms for lots of children……………….

 

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Upstairs bath………………..

 

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The roof is started but winter is setting in fast…………..Lord please hold back the snow till we get the roof on!!

 

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The rafters are built and a lift is loaned to use for lifting up the sheeting and shingles………THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!

 

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Does anyone know how to hang drywall???

 

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

 

 

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Go light the world!!

 

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We got the cross windows installed just in time for another Iowa snow storm!!

 

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