Rewind- Action Station Carport

So, I jumped the gun a bit with my post last week..... I was just too gosh darn excited!

The Monday before I started my maternity leave I got that magical call I'd been waiting months for, we were next on our contractors list, and his crew were coming our way!    One of his guys was coming to make a order list for materials the next day, and would be starting working on Wednesday (aka 2 days from "now"). So, after a few fist pumps and a happy dance or two, I had a reality check....  we have a tonne of stuff to clear outta their way and I'm 8.5 months preggers so H has to essentially tackle it all on his own in 1 night.

So, I called the pregnancy card and called in bribed some recruits with a dinner in exchange for labour.   Luckily my parents are a pretty easy sell.

In pretty short order, we were able to empty the "toilets", move everything into the house or out of the construction crews way, and re-locate a few plants.  We were even able to and do the demo--- which luckily for us, was only removing the trellis pieces, removing the front light fixture, and partially dismantling the "toilets".

And just in time, because 2 days later H and I came home from work to this beautiful sight....

Kicking off the carport

There's nothing better than coming home and seeing progress on a job you've been waiting months for!

Personally, it's the best kick off to maternity leave present ever!

District Permitting

As you may recall from this post, H and I have been wanting to convert our carport into a full fledged garage.  With a Mini Waffle on the way, we know storage is going to be at a premium around here (hello baby paraphernalia, I'm talking about you!)

So, a few weekends ago, I sat down to prep for a meeting with our city's permit department.  Considering it was 22 degrees C and sunny (in March!!), sitting outside to work was mandatory for this work.

Having discussed the requirements with our local permit peeps, I knew exactly what I needed to provide, I just had to sit my butt down and do it!  So, over several hours (and a few iced teas later), I managed to draft everything up to the appropriate scale....

                                                                             
I was not the only one slaving away in the sun however, while I was drawing up our reno plans,  H was doing this....

The soap, water, and a leather chamois way... because Windex is apparently not an acceptable way to clean windows in our house ;)

While the two of us were busy outside Nevada was working hard too....

On her doggy tan!  But I guess that's to be expected since she's a California girl!

And, today my hard work paid off because, I finally received this bit of awesomeness! 

Yay, for being able to draft up my own plans and saving thousands on architect fees, and hello carport reno!