Day 4: Framing fixes, new support beam, lowered ceiling
Yesterday’s bad news turned into today’s progress. Many of the fixes were completed, including installation of the big support beam, leveling out of the main wall, lowering the frames of both ceilings, repair of the mystery door, and removal of the insulation which wasn’t up to code.
Incidentally, today I was home trying to get over a slight cold. The goal was to get some rest to keep it from getting worse. It’s hard to rest, though, when the house is rattled constantly by hammering, pneumatic nail guns, and the extremely loud air compressor powering them. I guess it’s just not a good idea to be sick during a renovation project.
Had an Anna’s burrito for dinner tonight. Very few dishes required for that. We haven’t even tried yet to deal with the microwave/toaster oven setup we’ve got in the dining room. Dining In and our favorite delivery/takeout places are our best friends.
Here are a couple of pictures of the new work:
New support beam and lowered ceiling frame
Other side of the support beam, and repaired mystery door frame
Lowered upper ceiling frame to accomodate new insulation and lighting
excellent! so excited you’re blogging about this.
I think you need tp keep a running count of how many Anna’s burritos get eaten during this process.
This is fascinating. Thanks for blogging the whole thing, it’s cool to see the behind-the-scenes as well as, I’m sure, helping ease the shock when we similarly tear our own kitchen apart.
Duuuuude, that mystery doorway fascinates me. Have you guys read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski?