Merry Christmas and Happy Remodeling from a Serial Remodeler

I am terrible at keeping up on my blog, but since its the holidays, and we're, once again, in the midst of a BIG remodel, I thought I'd post some pictures and explain what this next project entails.  Later, I'll document my lamentations and trials of remodeling, but I'm trying to keep positive with the holidays here.  I'll begin with photos of what my neighbors have lovingly dubbed "Hurricane Nicole."

Our house before the newest remodel

Hurricane Nicole hits.  I had forgotten how destructive remodeling and additions can be.

The 3rd car stall, when complete, will have a storage area at the back and an addition above it for the master bedroom closet.

This is the storage area at the back of the garage.  To save some cash, we decided not to demolish the stone and stucco on the interior.  

Here is a front few.  The drive-way was cracked and needed to be redone.  The concrete inside the garage was also demolished after finding that the base underneath was about 1 1/2 feet of sand.   No wonder the inside had settled unevenly and created pools of water in the garage.  You can begin to see the upper addition taking shape.

This beautiful, huge beam was needed to add above the garage.  We are going to stain it, rather than cover it since its beautiful wood.

This is the back view of the addition.  The door is to the garage storage, above will be a small sitting room in our master bedroom that gives us access to our new walk-in closet.  Biggest plus, the mountain views from that upper window are incredible.

I'm sure when these beams went up, the neighbors were scratching their heads wondering what we were going to be building.  Our former RV will now become a covered parking for our boat.

Some details:  notice the 3 small windows at the top of the structure.  They add character and light to our new sitting room.

Here is a rear view of the boat parking and roof lines.

Here's a front view of the new addition.  Those tall poles will replicate the white pillars on the porch.  I love the arch and cupola on the boat parking.

We lost our bedroom in this addition.  We kicked our son out of his basement bedroom.  He was sleeping on a mattress on the family room floor until about a week ago, when we finished carpeting an upstairs bedroom for him.  Its been a bit chaotic around here, but I think it'll be worth it in the long run.

Demolition began right around Halloween, and I think we're several months away from completion.  Since taking these photos, I dropped and ruined my camera, so I haven't documented the concrete and roofing that are now finished.  We also have plumbing and electric started, so its coming along.  Here's to a peaceful holiday to anyone who may actually read this!