The three oldest kiddos got in on the action Saturday morning, helping to bang into some more walls in the future kitchen. As soon as the dust started, they went outdoors.
To the left is the fireplace we unearthed last weekend. Straight ahead behind the white door is another empty, unheated room with a beautiful tin ceiling. That will be the master bedroom. To the left of the white door, unseen, is a steep back stairway. I had hoped we could open it up a bit.
Sean with his crowbar obliged. It'll be unframed a bit more and the crooked bulky door removed. It adds to the spacious feeling in the room. Notice underneath the stairs was a walled in door. Caution needed here, it is another entry to the cellar with no stairs! What a great place to put our double wall ovens! No need to build out a wall for them now.
Two other walled in doorways were also unwalled, bringing the grand total to eight doors in this one room. It seems past owners all had a different opinions on the best way to enter and exit the room! I am pleased to announce that there will be only three doors once we're done. The existing one to the outdoors, one to the master bedroom, and one to the mudroom. Through the laced door is our diningroom and we'll open that wall to the right of it wide open.
Sean uncovered some amazingly wide original boards in the wall. This is part of the original 1791 house. So end our adventures for the weekend. A big bonfire got rid of all the lathe and there is a mountain of plaster awaiting a dumpster in the middle of the floor.Sean also got all the rest of the ceiling and walls down. It is bare bones now.
He also found live wires, uncovered, lying on wooden beams in the ceiling....
2 comments:
You guys are so brave! Does Sean work full time? I'm just curious to know when he finds time to do all of these renovations.
One other question: how did you guys learn to do all of this? You seem to be quite young to know how to restore a 1700's house!
Ahh.. yes, he works full time. He is self employed so that allows a little flexibility.
He grew up as free labor in his dad's construction business and so while he hates doing some things, he knows how to do pretty much anything in regards to construction.
I have the innocent belief that I can just read or watch how to do something and then do it myself. Luckily, Sean is here to curve my enthusiasm with reality!
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