Another Day of Demo and Other Surprises

Today the interior work continued. Matt packed up the kitchen stuff into about 20 huge plastic totes and the kitchen cabinets were ripped out.

The carpet and sub-floor in the living room was ripped up and --surprise!-- wood floors underneath!

Other surprises: Spirit of '76 wallpaper!! ...

...and wide pine boards on the kitchen/living room wall.

Here's a really really old beam along the top of the ceiling exposed now that the horsehair plaster is down. Goodbye, mice in the ceiling. Fun's over.

A footing had to be poured in the basement today to support a very important post that will support a large beam that spans the whole open room, about 24 feet. It looks a little "Silence of the Lambs" down there right now but usually there's a workshop bench with tools in that spot.

And although the basement's looking spooky, the neighbors only see this: the new addition with pretty brand new shingles on the outside!

 

The dogs' space is really limited now but as long as the food gets ready at exactly 4:15 p.m. they are happy. They also like having a front row seat to all the action. -KAD