Really? Kid Rock was Here?

Under the wood paneling was another layer of paneling and turns out Kid Rock was here....

One lonely junction box waiting for its wires to go somewhere

Since the main bedroom is now under demo, the insulation had to be moved (again) so it found a new home in the second bedroom. Also, took the time to reorganize all the stuff we've bought that has yet to be installed because we aren't anywhere near doing so. This is also the last time I am going to move the insulation until its installed!!!

How's this for open concept? Hello Kitchen Ceiling!

Kevin's been busy. He's installed the tankless water heater and PEX supply manifold in the basement and run the water supply line. Turns out that PEX can be a total pain to unwind when its cold

New outdoor spigot in place, nothing attached to it, but it's ready

We have a bathroom light/fan in place that works!!! This does mean we are now redoing the bathroom ceiling, but hey at least we won't have moisture issues. It's that powerful of a fan.

Free Vampire Stakes

One of the benefits of owning your own home is being able to throw things out the second floor window.

And Matt was Here...

After getting the bathroom floor cleaned up we found MATT written in the area where the bathtub was located

We put spray foam filler into the cracks around the bathroom to help seal things before putting the insulation in. A lot of the drafts already seem to have stopped.

Another room?

We had no intention of working on the upstairs this year. We were going to wait until after the kitchen and bathroom were done and we were actually moved in. Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way. While trying to find where the wiring goes in order to get electricity to the upstairs we had to track one wire it turned into a much larger project. Meaning we started dismantling the main bedroom trying to find where the wire went.

Make shift wire dispenser using a rake to spin the 1000 foot wire spool

 The upstairs bedroom had panel on top of panel on top of plaster and slats.

Removal of the ceiling tile meant more plaster and slots

Lots and lots of junction boxes

Very steep steps are not fun to haul buckets of plaster up and down.

Another pile of garbage... Good thing the kitchen and bathroom were pretty much clean...

Saturday's work

I couldn't just let it go with being clean, I had to take down some more plaster and get the full backwall cleared out and the side wall next to the doorway. Why would I want to actually leave it clean?

Halfway cleared ceiling

Double Drywall and Working Switches

Took out the pass through and ran into something new, the previous remodel double drywalled the area. It wasn't that they had painted the first layer and wanted to cover it, they were using drywall to even out the wall.

The finished wall and some interesting use of electrical tape.

Pulled off the final slat and panels from the wall where the sink goes.

Light fixtures in place and they work!

We have three-way light switches!!!

Two working light switches in a box

Flooded Out

That span across the whole room is what's left for the subfloor. We have a floor to walk on!!!

A mini break in the weather followed by two straight days of rain have led to a flood basement and yard. We had a picture of a previous flood, but it was nothing like this one. There were 3-4 inches in the basement which meant running out for a pump. The picture above is the submersible pump which is about half under water. This pump did not work very well. It kept cutting out which meant Kevin went out and got another one which helped significantly in the backyard.

 You can see the water lines on the tree and birdbath which show just how much water we pumped out of the backyard today and just how much is left. Since we don't stay at the house we have to shut down the pump, especially since we are under a winter storm warning.

There is a local park that is under even more water than our yard. I thought it was funny ducks were using it, but today there were two kayaks and an inner tube. 

Pepsi can in the wall of the bathroom

This prybar was in the wall too, guess we didn't need to buy one

Kevin started on the vent system in the kitchen ceiling.

While he worked on the kitchen I worked on the bathroom. I think with the exception of a span of drywall over the door that was proving to be a pain, the room is stripped and cleaned. 

Garbage can where the bathtub goes.

Preston Was Here

On the main rafter of the roof there is a bracing plate that has the name Preston carved into it.

Kevin ran the wires into the walls and back to the panel. They aren't plugged in yet, but this means we can proceed with the floor.

Beautiful new sill plate in place with the notches in place for the wires to make it through safely. Now that the plate is down we can get on with the plywood. Interestingly, the kitchen side is about 4 inches narrower than the dining room side which means that our 8 foot boards don't land nicely on a joist and cutting or notching is going to be needed.