More Demo

This weekend was mostly taken up by Fire Company training, so not much was accomplished. Outside, I extended the temporary fencing to give the dogs some more space. I also removed the old storm door in preparation for adding a dog door. Most of the work that got done was inside work.

The wall in the north bedroom that is being relocated is nearly down. I still have to pull the baseboards off (it and the two adjacent walls) and the finish knocking out the last of the lath that is behind the baseboard. Then I need to relocate some wires. Then I need to pull down some of the ceiling (to where the wall will go). Finally, I will take down the wall and set it back up in the new location. After that I can rip off peeling wallpaper and loose plaster. Once that is done, I'll go buy the drywall and some vapor barrier. When the materials are in hand, then I can pull down the rest of the ceiling (which is damaged) and put up the barrier and new drywall. Then I can patch and skim coat the other walls, tape and fill the new drywall, paint it and then put up the crown moulding. Some final touch-ups and the room is done, except for carpeting. It's a lot of work, but each individual step isn't all that bad. The worst will be putting up the new ceiling.

I picked up the jack columns today to start lifting the sagging beam. Over the next few weeks, I should get that all straightened out and properly supported so that the sag is gone permanently. Then I can take the jack columns out to the barn for that project.