Onward and Upward

I prefer to see this, not as a roofless third floor, but as a well-ventilated room with a vista:

Amazingly, the part that still covered by a roof (on the left side) is not our space. It's our neighbours' (unfinished) attic.

On the plus side, we're in the middle of a mini-drought here... Every forecast for rain has evaporated into 32 degree sauna-days. Scott has been soaker-hosing the gardens nightly.

A propos of gardens, the workers have been very respectful of my garden, not partially because, before this reno got started,  I totally acted like a crazy woman (bunny-boiling, not hysterical) and advised them that I will actually lose my mind if harm befalls my plants.

Here's a shot of the recently-removed chimney foundation at the floor:

The carpenter was shocked and horrified to discover that the chimney bricks directly abut the wood frame of the house. He can't believe this place didn't burn down during the half a century when the chimney would have been the primary source of heating for the house.

Just in case you thought modern construction cornered the market on scary.

In truth, this project is totally fascinating. I would happily watch this reno on television with a bowl of popcorn, yelling at the screen about how insane those homeowners were to have ever undertaken something so huge.