Getting Exciting!

Today was one of those days where the flipping really starts to get exciting! Dad, Cory, and Chad met at the flip house this morning to get to work replacing windows and doors. Chad was able to take today off, as he is now finished with his training class at the new job, so all three were there to make a very productive day of it.

They began by removing the old main door on the east side of the house, as well as removing the very big window next to that door. The walls are only 2x3 construction, and they were no longer square between the door and window. It doesn't help that there was only about 3 inches of wall space between the door and window either. Well, the guys fixed all that! They got the window out with only one mishap of breaking glass, so all in all, not too shabby! Once they got the door and window out, they could begin fixing the issues with the wall, as well as begin on the 2x3 to 2x4 conversion. The new window is still very big, but MUCH smaller than the old window. It looks AWESOME!! It still lets a lot of light into the house, and yet it looks updated and much more fitting.

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Once the window was safe and secure, they could begin working on getting the new steel door in. What a difference that makes! The old door was terrible...it was beat up and didn't close right. The new door is wonderful! It actually closes and locks correctly, as well as having a window to let more light in. Much more stylish than the old door!

In the midst of their work, they suddenly noticed something strange coming down the street. There were two cops on motorcycles with their lights on making their way by the house. The guys wondered if maybe a funeral procession was coming, and much to their surprise, here came nearly 1000 bicyclists riding down the street with none other than Lance Armstrong! The Avera McKennan Cancer Institute opened their new multi-million dollar cancer facility in Sioux Falls today, and part of the festivities included a 15 mile bike ride around Sioux Falls with Lance Armstrong. Chad jumped off the ladder to grab the camera, and he did his best to catch a picture, but they were going so fast (uphill too!) that he only got the picture from behind. There was a large video camera in the front, and Lance Armstrong was the guy in the black shirt by the camera. However, it is pretty much impossible to see in the picture, but you can use your imagination!

And although we didn't get a good picture of Lance Armstrong, we did get a good picture of our friend Lee who happened to be along for the bike ride! We had no idea he was part of the group until Chad heard his last name yelled out, and then he quick snapped a photo of Lee giving a thumbs up!

After all the excitement, it was time to get back to work. I showed up at the house about that time after I got off work, so I was able to snap pictures of all three of the guys beginning to install the bathroom window. They already had the window removed when I arrived, so I got to watch them build up the framing around the window, put the wrapping on, and install the window. Very cool! The guys did a tremendous job today, and it looks great!

These guys are pretty strong. It's amazing how they can hold up that heavy piece of house wrap...:)

I had the guys pose for some fun "finished product" pictures. I think they get sick of me taking pictures all the time, but it sure is fun seeing them on the blog, isn't it!?!? :)

Tomorrow will be another fun and exciting day! We will be installing the bow window in the living room, and that is going to completely change the look of the living room as well as the front of the house. Watch for more exciting updates!