Construction!

Yes, that's right, folks. We actually BUILT something!

But first, some establishing shots. This is the wall by the hot water tank that will eventually become the doorway into the workshop:



And this is the same area, from the workshop side:



See the hot water tank? Huh? That's why I called it "the wall by the hot water tank". Clever, eh?

Anyway, here's what it looked like after my favorite task of all, DEMOLITION!



Notice my handyman's secret weapon holding the plug for the alarm box in place? That's some primo stuff there.

Anyway, because the tool... er, gentleman at the permit office kindly gave us the go-ahead to begin construction on the bathroom, we started framing in the wall that will separate the bathroom from the workshop. Thanks to the wonder of the intertubes, you can watch it form magically before your very eyes!

Before:


During:


Framed!



Yeah, I know it doesn't look like much, but it's a dead straight wall, and it's pretty damn sturdy, too.

Tomorrow, we start framing the tricky bit around the corner of the chimney, and I take ANOTHER trip down to City Hall to see if the inspector can be reasoned with at all. Stay tuned!