eighteen layers of wallpaper: studs

Monday, January 23, 2012

laundry

catching up! these are from january 11th-ish

starting to insulate!

its always fun when you open the drywall and out comes a few studs. by this i mean, open wall, and boom, down they go. exciting stuff! don't worry. nick fixed that too. see next photos!

new insulation. many new studs in the walls.

extra support around the windows. and more new studs!

new siding!

tearing out the drywall/plaster

catching up: january 10

while beginning to tear out the drywall in the laundry room we found someone's home:

UM, EWWWWWWW!!!!!

i will also add that we found a matching and slightly bigger nest on the other side. what is better than that? we found the old tenants...i wish i was there to take the picture when nick opened the wall.

but there it was. a bird, dead and preserved in the wall, and his friend mr. squirrel (who unlucky for us still had a bit of an unpleasant odor!)

squirrel and bird remains!
UM, SUPER EWWWWWW!!!!
anyhoo, here's the open walls.

a little drafty in this room you say??

more nests.
also, take note of the lack of a header on this doorway. so safe!
don't worry. nick will fix it!

i like seeing the backside the lathing, where the plaster hangs. so cool.

in the laundry room looking towards our current living room

cleaning up the mess

the goal:

to rehab this very loved home. our mission, in keeping with our values we strive for in daily life, is to be as "green" as we can. we are not perfect and do not claim to be the best at being "green", but we do try very hard to walk softly on this earth. in renovating our home, we want to keep as much out of the landfill as possible. we want to use recycled products when we can. we want to use earth friendly products when we can. we want to reuse as much as possible. its going to be a challenge. we are going to have to be creative! but i think we are up for it!