31 October

The guest house has walls!

The big beam is in place, over the future window in the living room...the wall to the left will be pushed back to open up the living room.

27 October

More dirt piles.....

Getting ready to add a beam over a new big window in the living room...

The guest house...foundation has been set.

But will they smell?

Our contractor is also currently working on renovating a brewery in town (Staropramen beer).  They told us that they'll have lots of materials from the demolition there that we could possibly use in our new house, if we'd like.  So we checked out the brewery today and have requested some of these beams and doors - pretty cool!

All of these materials are over a hundred years old. 

20 October

Getting ready for the foundation at the guest house...

In the main house, this gives you an idea of what's inside those meter-thick walls.  Basically rocks and dirt.  Any new opening to the outside will be reinforced with a metal beam overhead.

The stairwell will be here - notice the opening above into the top floor.

13 October

Guest house location...it's gone! 

Inside they're working on initial prep...

Phil's office- Before picture... these curved ceilings were already in place so we are going to open up this window and create huge doors that face the forest. 

Before Picture- This is looking down into the living room it will eventually be just one floor with a second floor built where this metal beam sticks out. 

Two huge windows/doors will be here. They are reenforcing the walls where the door frames will be. And the beam is gone. 

These stairs will be moved to another spot in the middle of the house. The wooden beams you see will be where the kitchen is looking into the living room. 

New piles of dirt... and gravel getting ready..... 

6 October

Piles of dirt outside- the cottage is gone. 

Our architect explaining the top floor to Shanna - where the kids' rooms will be...

All of the insulation and drywall have been taken out. This floor will have three bedrooms and a bathroom. 

Demo begins

Week 1: Demolition

The guest cottage sits just off to the side of the main house.  Here's the view of the original...

And now... the roof is gone...

All of the materials are being recycled, as they take brick, wood and metal down they separate it and will use it for rebuilding. The roof tiles have been ground up and used as an extra layer for our little dirt rood leading down towards the house. 

Welcome to the Davis Farm

Here is a look into the before... all "before" photos done by the amazing and talented 

Jessica at van Maanen Photography