Build Up

Our life on Girard Avenue was about three years old when we decided it was time to think about putting on an addition, and the plan was ambitious. We wanted to build up and put a second floor on top of Girard’s walls. Routine was about to take a sabbatical, thank the Lord. We sketched and scaled and came up with a plan to add two big bedrooms, a loft area, a kid bathroom and a mechanical room that would not only house the furnace, hot water heater and laundry, but also another full bathroom. It would add about another 1000 square feet.

As soon as the new 2005 got underway, we started interviewing building contractors and found one who not only shared our vision, but had architectural plans drawn up to prove it. We intended to live in the house as the addition was being built, and the prospect of the whole process was exciting. We were reliving something here, and this time, we felt it would be for keeps. So we had a good and planned adventure on our hands! Or so we thought.