Photos have been edited to protect the privacy of the nearby residences.
Total snowfall since Friday has been close to 4′, with drifts much higher than that.

8″ of heavy snow + 16″ of light snow and high winds… fun.

Never underestimate the power of a $5  shovel

After a large amount of grunting I managed to get this 15′ 14″ beam up in place and supporting the 2nd story.

blueboard installed.

Here’s pics from my kitchen, Things are progressing slowly as other household projects have taken away time.
Next steps are to reroute electric wires going to the 2nd floor and rerouteheat pipes.

the walls on either side are to hold the 2nd floor when I tear out the original wall.

Ahhh the joys of any remodel project, Tearing out and finding everything you gotta fix. Removed the drop ceiling today, just step 1 of many…
Before

After

Pipes, holes and plaster falling down… one thing is fore sure, lots to fix before ceiling goes back up

Ahhh…. finally my car can be treated like royalty. A garage, white carpet… the best I ever gave it before was a car cover under the sky.
Anyway I think It still likes the open road best

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