New York Renovator

Progress!

Posted on14. Jul, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

We’ve been really pushing ourselves, working all day on our projects (and eating nothing but leftovers, too). We have two teams going: one group is out in the trench for our drywell (the Outside Crew), the other is inside working on the plaster/lathe removal and wall/chimney repair (the Inside Crew). Here’s some great progress we’ve [...]

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Half Wall, Before and After

Posted on14. Jul, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

What a difference open space makes. I described this half wall in an earlier post. I took down the plaster, lathe, and plethora of wood pieces that made up this ugly thing that hung from the ceiling.
Here’s BEFORE:

Here’s AFTER:

I have been wanting to remove this thing for years. It is like breathing easy!
Next, I’m hoping [...]

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My Ingenious Husband

Posted on14. Jul, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

Remember how I discovered an old stovepipe vent in our chimney? How it had never really been filled in, except with a brick and some joint compound? We had to shut off our hot water tank so no exhaust fumes would come into the house. We had to figure out a temporary cover so we [...]

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Oh. My. Gosh.

Posted on12. Jul, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

Today I was feeling well enough to demolish a little section of plaster and lathe. A small job, right? I took down plaster from a half-wall that has irked me ever since I bought the house: a short, ugly little “wall” that hangs down out of nowhere from the ceiling. It’s only purpose is [...]

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Mrs. Mecomber, Tear Down This Wall

Posted on28. Jun, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

Well, the heat and humidity eased a bit today, enabling us to take down more of the wall surrounding the chimney. We’d already taken down a good portion of the plaster and lathe in the kitchen that surrounds the chimney. We’d removed plaster and lathe from one wall in the living room, but more had [...]

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