Bringing Up the Rear
Once Tom's crew rebuilt the foundation, they were able to build over the of...

1. Bringing Up the Rear
Bringing Up the Rear
Once Tom's crew rebuilt the foundation, they were able to build over the office. The goal was to
build out a master suite; a walk-in closet and bathroom will go into the new space.
They started by reinforcing the existing walls and removing the old roof. Then they installed some
wooden I-joists.

2. The walls went up pretty quickly after that, and then of course they added the new roof. On the first
floor they added a bunch of new energy efficient windows that will give the kitchen some much-
needed light, and help us keep track of the kids when they're playing in the back yard.
The new structure looks like this:

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