I had one wall taken out by my workers the other day. now i have to have a carpenter take a look and see if i can take out the other wall that i want out. and move a third wall. we are making progress.
They totally got everything out of the bathroom. whoever had remodeled the bath some time back had used 1/2 plywood on the walls and ceiling. if that wasn't bad enough...there were nails every 2 inches going down every stud. who does that? there were about 60 nails in a 4 foot square of plywood. talk about overkill.
There's the bathroom...all gutted. under the bathtub was a hole right on down to the basement.
The floor is basically all rotted out and will need to be replaced. the bathtub was the old fashioned cast iron type. it was set in there tight between the walls. they had to take off the knobs and faucet, disconnect the drain and pull out the back wall before they could muscle it out of there. and it took all 3 of them to get it out. that was one heavy tub.
Once they had the tub out and into the yard...i was teasing the young boy....telling him it sure would make a good fish pond and would he like to dig me a hole so i could drop it into the ground. without blinking an eye he says....."i could dig the hole...but it would be a lot of work". LOL bless his heart.
Most all of the plaster and slats are gone except for a couple areas. the office area
3 rooms to the back
3 rooms to the front
Dining room to kitchen...it still needs some work. the cooler is in the laundry room. i am going to leave the laundry room alone. it is another part of the newer addition and has 1/2 plywood on the walls. it is going to be covered with corrugated tin anyway...so i just need to clean the walls and it will be ok.
Living room...air conditioner gone from the middle window. little bit under the windows still to do.
All in all....a fine job accomplished in a couple days. i got my mower back and all put together so i will make a day trip down there in a few days to cut the grass. i had my push mower converted to an electric start so i wouldn't have to pull the cord. i'll try it for a bit and see if i survive without a riding mower....i've been spoiled with my rider at the farm. but i only have a quarter acre there so should be able to keep it up. i can do it in parts and just do a bit every day or so. i plan on putting in lots of flowers and such so that will cut down on a lot of grass cutting.
It is getting exciting to see it coming together.
They totally got everything out of the bathroom. whoever had remodeled the bath some time back had used 1/2 plywood on the walls and ceiling. if that wasn't bad enough...there were nails every 2 inches going down every stud. who does that? there were about 60 nails in a 4 foot square of plywood. talk about overkill.
There's the bathroom...all gutted. under the bathtub was a hole right on down to the basement.
The floor is basically all rotted out and will need to be replaced. the bathtub was the old fashioned cast iron type. it was set in there tight between the walls. they had to take off the knobs and faucet, disconnect the drain and pull out the back wall before they could muscle it out of there. and it took all 3 of them to get it out. that was one heavy tub.
Once they had the tub out and into the yard...i was teasing the young boy....telling him it sure would make a good fish pond and would he like to dig me a hole so i could drop it into the ground. without blinking an eye he says....."i could dig the hole...but it would be a lot of work". LOL bless his heart.
Most all of the plaster and slats are gone except for a couple areas. the office area
3 rooms to the back
3 rooms to the front
Dining room to kitchen...it still needs some work. the cooler is in the laundry room. i am going to leave the laundry room alone. it is another part of the newer addition and has 1/2 plywood on the walls. it is going to be covered with corrugated tin anyway...so i just need to clean the walls and it will be ok.
Living room...air conditioner gone from the middle window. little bit under the windows still to do.
All in all....a fine job accomplished in a couple days. i got my mower back and all put together so i will make a day trip down there in a few days to cut the grass. i had my push mower converted to an electric start so i wouldn't have to pull the cord. i'll try it for a bit and see if i survive without a riding mower....i've been spoiled with my rider at the farm. but i only have a quarter acre there so should be able to keep it up. i can do it in parts and just do a bit every day or so. i plan on putting in lots of flowers and such so that will cut down on a lot of grass cutting.
It is getting exciting to see it coming together.
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How big is this house? It seems quite big to me which makes the thought of the work even more overwhelming! But you seem to be having a blast and I bet the neighbors are glad to see the house being upgraded.
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