First things first - ditch the old brown shag carpet and unveil that beautiful hardwood floor! Next we tore off the old wall paper which revealed a yellow wall. Then we or he rather, began knocking down all the plaster. People ask us why we didn't just sheet rock over the plaster walls? Two reasons: led paint and lack of insulation in the walls.
Look at those beautiful floors!
That is a walk-in closet. A good use of space using the eves of the house - more plaster!
Piles of old plaster, slats and old insulation. Plaster walls amaze me. All the slats they use, and each one nailed individually. We pulled a lot of nails.
This was such a mess, so dusty. We wore masks and head coverings. My Dad put the skid loader outside the window and we shoveled it all out the window. Scoop by scoop by scoop ...
Knocked out the closet wall.
You can see the chimney on the left (still blue). We tried to chip the plaster off to expose the brick but it didn't work. The little bit that is exposed didn't have plaster stuck directly on it. I wish we could have exposed it, but as he chipped off the plaster, the brick came with it.
Next, my Dad wired up outlets and light switches. He was an electrician in the Navy years ago. After the wiring was finished we insulated the exterior walls with batt insulation and a layer of pink foam board for the vapor barrier. It is a hot and toasty room now.
After insulating came the joy of sheetrocking, taping and mudding. Hauling 70lb sheets of rock up those narrow steps was quite a chore for the guys.
Brent did the rock with help, but the taping and mudding we hired out since we only have a day and half on the weekends to work on it...there just wasn't time and in this small town it was cheaper to pay someone than bother with it.
Remember that closet, now it's part of the room.
I love the beam that he installed (this also acts as a support for the roof!). The beam will be exposed and wrapped.
Brent has been working on the wood floors in the closet. We thought about just adding a transition piece where the wall between the two rooms were, but instead decided to create a more natural look.
Moved the door in and added a closet to the interior wall.
I love how the curve from the wall to the ceiling was preserved - classic farmhouse style.
Closet.
Painted. Hirschfields "Haystack".
When Brent painted the ceiling he added a little sand to the paint to give it the continued effect of plaster.
My next job is to pick a ceiling fan, the color of the floor stain and trim boards.
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