Our inlaw unit renovation, at the priming stage:

In the original plans, it looks like the house’s hillside site caused the designer to factor in some storage space under the house accessed via a cheap garage-style door. My suspicion is that the owner, for whom the builder was working directly, requested some windows to be added, and in place of some of the standard support posts and footings a jumbo beam across the expanse of the area occupied by the unit. A slab was poured, some plumbing run, and then the framework of the unit added. The construction quality is rather nasty, although the tile work is well done. The last photo is of the weird walk in “sleeper” closet at one end of the room. The drywall doesn’t even go all the way down to the retaining wall, resulting in dirt entering the interior of the closet from the crawlspace!

Almost complete with one coat of the finish coat today. It’s… yellow. Looks better than before though. Photos later.

Also, a photo of our new laundry sink:

It’s not the most attractive thing in the world but it’s steady on four legs, which is a plus.

Finally, a small field mouse which has visited us these past two nights. I found it being tormented by the cat both times (good kitty). I scooped it up and put it back outside.

It’s cute and all, but I’m pretty much done with all creatures great and small. We had raccoons at the last house. I think once we save up a little more I would like to institute a path of destruction 10-20 feet in width around the foundation of the house, pulling back all of the vegetation, tearing off old decking etc, replacing the siding etc. and sealing everything up good and tight so no more critters can get in or find refuge.