Tag Archive | "demolition"
How to Remove Plaster and Lathe
Believe it or not, there’s a system to removing plaster and lathe from old walls and ceilings. Oh, sure, you could simply get your hammer or crowbar and start blasting away. But plaster and lathe demolition is horribly, horribly dirty. Horribly. You think you have the furniture in the next room protected with plastic sheeting? [...]
Continue reading...Get Rid of It. Yeah.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
WHAT IS IT with all this crazy weather?? Will someone please tell me?! Flooding here, flooding in the Mississippi?? Vicious tornadoes and I saw that they even had snow in Colorado?? In late MAY, for pete’s sake. My area is still cleaning up from late April’s flash flooding. Everything is just so messy. Like everyone [...]
Continue reading...Living in Chaos
Friday, July 2, 2010
No amazing photos of progress these days… things are pretty humdrum right now. We’re still working on the wiring for the kitchen– it is ALMOST done! We are sooooo close to being able to close up the walls. I have to finish a few things up (thanks, all you wonderful guys and the very special [...]
Continue reading...Kitchen Before and After
Saturday, May 29, 2010
It’s probably difficult for you to “see” exactly how the walls and floor plan of the house look. Pictures can only do so much, it seems. I’m trying to take “before” and “after” photos to help you visualize the radical changes we are implementing here. Here’s one: This is a view of part of the [...]
Continue reading...A Day Off Today
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Today is our Sabbath rest day from work. We chugged along for nine days, packing up the kitchen and dining room, setting up a temporary kitchen in the garage, and demolishing the kitchen and dining room. What a wild ride! It’s like life just STOPPED during that time. I even forgot to water my baby [...]
Continue reading...Demolition is DONE! *thud*
Monday, May 24, 2010
Our dumpster is absolutely overflowing. Overflowing is actually an understatement, lol. BUT THE DEMOLITION is DONE!!! How I have waited for this day! It took us six full days, working 6-8 hours every day. I am SO sore, lol! But I am thankful it’s done. After we demolished the kitchen, we progressed into the Dining [...]
Continue reading...DONE!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Kitchen and Laundry Room are gutted! Glory to God! Yay! This is what is was like two days ago: We worked 6 hours today with one break. I called it quits early. We are totally beat. Wow. Thank God for coffee, which is perking right now. And to the brilliant dudes who invented sheetrock? ILOVEYOUILOVEYOUILOVEYOUILOVEYOUILOVEYOU. [...]
Continue reading...Not a Load Bearing Wall
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Good news for me this morning! In the kitchen, there exists a small wall, about 6 feet long, that severed the kitchen from a cramped laundry area and back entry door. I’ve hated it all the 10+ years we’ve lived here. Because it runs perpendicular to the floor joists, I’ve wondered if it was a [...]
Continue reading...Demolition for The Kitchen Renovation of All Time, Day 3
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
We are officially halfway through the demolition. wow. I’m beat. We have a total of 2,200 square feet of plaster and lathe to remove, and we’ve removed 1,248 of it so far. Only 952 square feet more to go! Today we did a big blitz and forced ourselves to get the entire ceiling of the [...]
Continue reading...I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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