Flip in Utah

So there wasn’t a lot of framing to be done upstairs, but the contractor I hired (Chris) is doing an excellent job. He mentioned that the house was “built well” because most of the existing walls were plumb and level. That’s always good news.

There were 3 areas of construction upstairs:

1. Header & Bar Wall: The new open header between the kitchen/dining and living areas, and the small bar-wall that will be connected to the island.

2. The Bathroom Closet: this small closet is being closed off in the hall, and moved into the hall bathroom for towels, etc. (It will be a built-in cabinet behind the hallway bath door)

3. The Small Utility Closet: The closet at the end of the hall is being converted to a utility closet with a stackable washer and dryer. This is part of making the house a one-level living house (and attractive to older home buyers). We stole 15 inches from the corner bedroom closet to create it, but it makes this closet still larger than the one in the 3rd bedroom.

I also went through the house this week and marked all the electrical on the wall. Chris has also been very good at getting things ready for the electrician to start on Thursday.