You see, we are no where near finished. By the 21st, we should have the upstairs air-tight, even if the Gyproc is not finished by then. Frankly, the Gyproc will be but a minor detail compared to the rebuilding we have done up until now.
Here is a brief synopsis of where we're at and what we found:
This was the former guest room, the 2x4 on the ground is where the wall is going...
And a view in the other direction, showing the window that was added above the front door at the turn of the century, completely screwing up the structure of the house.
Slowly, the division is taking place. Studs are up, the wiring follows, and soon we have:
...a new division! Complete with wiring and insulation. The only thing missing is the vapour barrier and the Gyproc.I completed my tear-down of the wall on the left side of the window above. Lovely surprise behind the pine paneling:
More rot and mildew...worst we have seen yet! Wait, wait...there's MORE!
How's that for discouraging?!? Once everything was cleaned up, we assessed the whole situation:
I went wild with the reciprocating saw, and let's just say we're not exactly looking forward to rebuilding this. Part of the outside wall will have to be replaced when we take down the siding on the house because the rot is just to big to attempt from this side. The rotten wood literally shatters into splinters between my fingers, so working here needed a new set of rules. I call it "finesse", whereupon Eric rolls his eyes and puts on his hearing protectors to cut down the din...of my incessant complaining.But forge on is what we are doing:
And yet another wall is completed!
And yet another! Can you tell we're just storming along? We finished the vapour barrier in this room also, so now we have matching disco rooms!(And yes, we are aware the ceiling above the window is a bit crooked...we could have shimmed the living daylights out of it, but we decided it adds "character").
At least that's what we like to call it!
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