Another week, more demolition. The crew this past week exposed the roof, tore up the playroom foundation and showed us just how much space we're gaining by bringing the laundry room and the..ahem..."work"shop. Very excited about all this new space and a proper laundry room.
I'm loving opening up the walls and seeing all the great treasures. When we opened up the ceiling and made way for the vault, we got to see into an area with the previous owners old stuff. Found crutches, a can, a super funky 60's lamp. Still haven't gotten up to see what's lurking in the Blue Bell icecream tub. Hopeful this week.
Also saw this weird tin foil stuff that my builder says is one of the first radiant barriers people created. It is supposed to block the heat from coming down into the attic but is hung at just the right spot to let air keep circulating.
The crew is convinced though that it was for a grow room. The light is a definite clue in that direction.
The other interesting discovery....termites! We knew it was just a matter of time before we found them and I guess it's good to expose them when there's a team of carpenters around to repair the studs. But it's a $1000 I had hoped to sped elsewhere and it's just yicky to imaging them chomping away all this time.
Enjoy these demo pictures. Should be the end of the dramatic demo. We're onto framing and should see the new kitchen slab poured very soon.
The fireplace wall.
Looking from the front door toward what will be the new kitchen.
Playroom's gone!
I'm loving opening up the walls and seeing all the great treasures. When we opened up the ceiling and made way for the vault, we got to see into an area with the previous owners old stuff. Found crutches, a can, a super funky 60's lamp. Still haven't gotten up to see what's lurking in the Blue Bell icecream tub. Hopeful this week.
Also saw this weird tin foil stuff that my builder says is one of the first radiant barriers people created. It is supposed to block the heat from coming down into the attic but is hung at just the right spot to let air keep circulating.
The crew is convinced though that it was for a grow room. The light is a definite clue in that direction.
The other interesting discovery....termites! We knew it was just a matter of time before we found them and I guess it's good to expose them when there's a team of carpenters around to repair the studs. But it's a $1000 I had hoped to sped elsewhere and it's just yicky to imaging them chomping away all this time.
Enjoy these demo pictures. Should be the end of the dramatic demo. We're onto framing and should see the new kitchen slab poured very soon.
The fireplace wall.
Looking from the front door toward what will be the new kitchen.
Playroom's gone!
Former laundry room and workshop. We're reclaiming all this space to create a laundry I can access from inside the house and a mudroom.
Another view of the soon-to-be mudroom.
Everything is gone...except the kitchen sink!
Looking toward the front door
Another view of the soon-to-be mudroom.
Everything is gone...except the kitchen sink!
Looking toward the front doorGoing UP!! See the headroom when we vault the living room! I feel like we're peeling back a big cloud that's been hovering overhead for too long...
Here's the new frame that will be the kitchen foundation. The big decision for this week: is this enough room to accommodate a 36" range?
That's it for tonight. Coming up this week: perhaps the foundation gets poured, appliances ordered and some plumbing begins. Stay tuned....
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