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| The front room downstairs, which we will use as a bedroom, has a lovely wood floor and a great ceiling. Everything in between has to go. Including the feathery wall paper, the plastic chair rail and the nasty paneling. | |
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| And go it did. Colin had a fun Saturday, wielding his crow bar and making a mess. First to come off was the plastic chair rail, then feathery wall paper covered paneling, followed by enough 19th century plaster to fill 16 Co-op brown paper bags, the window trim, lots and lots of lath, and finally the baseboards. | |
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Colin worked so hard on the wiring that he didn't had time to wash his clothes or shave. He finished wiring (and had it approved by the City) and added telephone and cable. He then filled in the gaps in the sheathing with foam insulation, put up fiber glass batts, and covered everything with a vapor barrier. We then hung the drywall. Thanks Dad for lending us the drywall screwdriver. You can also see our new windows (in the box). |
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| Alyssa watched the drywalling DVD Dad gave her for Christmas many times and then did a perfect job mudding and taping all the drywall. After mudding three of the walls, she primed them. The wall by the closet needed some easy sand work as well. We also insulated the ceiling with blown-in insulation. | |
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| We replaced all three windows and we painted the walls Benjamin Moore Simply White. Dad installed new baseboard heat (we removed the odd electric baseboard heat). He also sanded and stained the floor. | |
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