Scenes from the bird room construction

[saroj12]

so Day 1

Here's the crew. Oh the number of pizzas I fed these guys through the six months!





The guys sliced off the existing sunroom off the back of the house...

Area staked out, look at those ugly blue doors , now replaced...



day 3



tree had to go



windows arrive



Concrete truck somes by....

first I was just going to get a small flying room, the cement part that sticks out.



The birds enjoying some september sunshine



to be continued....

 

[Danita]

Oh yah!!!!
Saroj

Now we can all see how you built that beautiful bird room.
I love the birds enjoying the day

 

[saroj12]

This took three days...







uh-oh. the trusses arrived and they are flat. I now decide I want a cathedral ceiling. The contractor is not happy, mutters something about "women!!" under his breath. The guy is 86.

So, he orders vaulted trusses, and the flat ones are tossed aside.

progress!



1 month later



Nov 3




Nov 7



But now I decide I want a bigger flying room....
So back come the concrete guys....





to be continued...

 

[Danita]

What was your husband like through all this?
Did you have to cut any deals ?

 

[Sarin]

Wow Saroj!! I can't wait to see more pics. This is awesome. Dare I ask how much this cost you?!

 

[birdlover82]

I can only imagine your excitement through this all.

 

[MorningGloria]

I actually work for a civil engineering and surveying firm, but rarely get to see the work in action. It's very cool to be able to see the development step by step. Thanks for posting!

Also love the kitteh

 

[rockoko]

I love this thread

 

[Blazeybird]

Loving this!

 

[TITANIS]

So glad you posted the pictures of the construction, Saroj. It's awesome how everything came together.

 

[ilikebirds]

ha ha...looks like pretty kitty is superhelpful. did she leave prints all over the concrete?would be kind of silly to have kitty prints in floor of birdroom. cant wait to see it finished!

 

[janejacinto]

I have only seen the finished rooms, these are great of the rooms in progress. Can't wait to see more.
Jane

 

[lamagdalena]

I love seeing this come together I imagine it must have cost quiet a pretty penny but well worth it.

 

[Gen120]

wow, what a beautiful birdroom Saroj!

 

[saroj12]

Thank you everyone, for the nice comments.

What was your husband like through all this?
Did you have to cut any deals ?

he was so not a bird person back then (2007).....I hadn't had the birds for very long....
Now he is Big Scooter's best friend.
Anyways I had to negotiate for a larger than planned aviary ..... .
He ...how will it affect the resale value of property. Me....what will be more fun for the birds.
In the end it worked out well in both aspects

Wow Saroj!! I can't wait to see more pics. This is awesome. Dare I ask how much this cost you?!

No you may not, Nicole
Just kidding
As Erika so elegantly put it....let's just say it cost a pretty penny

Now for a few more pictures in my coffee break

 

[saroj12]

The extended aviary...





and now I will be able to step right out of the bird room into the flying room, and can drag cages out to power wash and stuff....I am happy

But then one day I came home from work, the flying room frame is up. Eek! I didn't tell them to make it 15 ft high! How will I ever get the birds down???



(the contractor got me three sizes of ladders for it )

Work progresses...





We are now into december....the carpenter takes days off when it's too cold to work!

to be continued...

 

[Phoenix]

That is AWESOME...and gives me ideas..thanks for posting!

 

[saroj12]

the indoors is taking shape...



fast forward

 

[janejacinto]

Lottery, if my husband ever wins he is going to build a whole house that is bird safe.
Jane

 

[saroj12]

Lottery, if my husband ever wins he is going to build a whole house that is bird safe.
Jane

I played it once. I didn't win