I’d forgotten to hope to find a bag full of $100 bills stashed in the walls until after I’d already taken all the insulation out and then happened to look behind a baseboard heater, where this was hiding:
Oh well. Anyway, the room used to look like this, until Dad and I gutted it Friday night:
No wood stove, no hearth, no drywall, no insulation. Introducing our new kitchen:
Dad and my brother-in-law and I worked all day Saturday, too. These windows came out and will be replaced by three smaller windows spaced along the east wall:
The new, south-facing window frame above the kitchen sink:
The west wall’s window frame and new, wider door:
When we were finished, I pulled a load of trash across town to the landfill–1,480 pounds. This picture shows the trailer still not filled to capacity:
Modern, ripped-out-door-frame art:
3 Comments
Second Sister
so exciting! Woohoo for house renovation. Less views of cows, more views of garden and sandbox!
Jennifer Jo
You should take a family picture with that door frame.
goodbadi
Yeah–too late, though. The dump's already been dumped in. I guess the dog alone has the honor.