The three windows (2 kitchen & front living room) went in ahead of time. So with the dumpster in place they started with the demolition of the walls. It went down to the studs and fortunately, the kitchen wall was not in as bad a shape as we had feared. The wall in the worst shape turned out to be the rear wall of the back bedroom. The abandoned chimney had caused some issues.
Once the walls were down the old wires were removed and new electric run to the new breaker panel. The inside of the (outside) clapboard was sprayed down with bleach to kill any mildew spores. Each bay of the outside wall was covered with Tyvek as a vapor barrier, then filled with insulation. The walls were then sealed with plastic as a second vapor barrier. Very well insulated!
Cousin Joe donated two more windows (spares) which were used to replace the two old ones on the back wall of the living room. Since they are thermal (not single pane) there's no need to shutter them. Boy did that open up the living room!!
And who accomplished these wonderous feats? In attendance were: Dave Sr, Andy, Jim, Dan, Doug, Paul and Joe. Thank you so much guys!!
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The Lemyre East men have agreed to do the demolition on their annual weekend "Ski". Thanks guys!
The date is March 30 to April 1.
The "To Do" list of things that should be done either before or during that weekend follows:
-cover floors with paper for protection
-finish critter proofing house, see notes on other pages, mice are still getting in (after work in Sept)
-inspect attic for any signs of critters to ascertain whether additional critter proofing is required
-dumpster will be on site to dispose of all items not being kept which includes but not limited to: all fabrics (sofa, cushions, beds, etc.); anything not packed away (old books, games missing pieces, odd glasses, etc); old burn barrel; construction materials, etc. (some materials will be hauled to dump separately)
-move wood furniture and boxes being kept out of harms way
-empty house of all contents
-remove kitchen cabinets
-remove all wall board
-outstanding decision on redoing ceilings, maybe rock over existing?
-repair walls, sister up studs, etc.
-finish rewiring house, wiring should be cased (metal covering) to avoid critter issues in the future
-install living room and two kitchen windows
-insulate house
Assignments:
Dan - design kitchen and order cabinets & windows
Doug - plan & coordinate rewiring
Beth - order dumpster
Eric - prepare materials list, order if necessary, arrange for pick-up (delegate as needed)
