It looks like a room!

We're 3.5 weeks in and things are really starting to take shape, quite literally. Last week held a few inspections and floor framing. And while it was still progress, it wasn't particularly exciting, visually. The crawl space was encapsulated (it's going to be a conditioned space where our HVAC will live, so it has to be protected like it's inside the house) and we got floor joists (decking was what the crew seemed to call it, though it only partially related to the deck itself). One day, no deck:

Next day, deck:

Fun story about the deck. We really wanted it to be as small as possible while still being a place we could step out onto in order to exit into the backyard. Maybe have room for a couple of chairs. This deck feels TOO BIG. It is also too late. We did actually ask this week if they could shave it back a bit, but no--it would require starting the deck frame from scratch. So it is what it is. 

Then last Friday, this dramatic change happened. Suddenly we can see the outlines of walls, doors, and windows as the framing began to go up. Now I can start visualizing the future space and how big it is (it is starting to feel sufficiently big).

On Monday, the yard was silent while the project awaited the roofing team and, indeed, yesterday, we got a framed roof! 

I am thrilled with our decision to vault the ceiling and make it asymmetrical, especially now that we see how much of our upstairs sightline is impaired. The bathroom has a restricted view and the kids' bedroom really just looks out onto roof (but there are two more windows in that room):

Part of the roofing team's job was to carefully remove the slate since the new roof sits on part of the existing roof. Then they'll re-cover the exposed part with slate again once the new roof is done. This is a (very close-up) picture from the kids' bedroom:

Here is a picture from about where our bed will be. I think the view will be a bit less drafty when it's done, though:

And here's the view from the upstairs bathroom, of the roof peak. I can't even tell we have monkey bars back there anymore.

In all, it's definitely starting to look like a real structure now, even if it doesn't yet have actual walls or a roof.