Renovations at the Korn Krib: Day 2: The Walls Come Down

Well, we made through the initial chaos of the first day and night out of sync. Turns out, pulling back the plastic and lounging in front of the TV is still doable. Though, after today, I think there will be considerably more dust. The doorways between the kitchen/dining room and the rest of the house were taped off. The plaster & lathe with 1/2 drywall over it on the walls and ceilings started to come down first thing this morning.

It has been a noisy day; pounding, thudding, crackling, jet vac-ing, sweeping, and "Holy smokes, did you see that?!?!" The kitchen dimmer switch arced and blew sparks. Once the wall was dismantled, a previous owner had done some not so safe electrical wiring with tape, not nuts. Did I mention snoring? Chessie has managed to sleep through a good part of it, close by my side.

Setting up life in a different part of the house is a lot like camping in the comfort of your own home. We have a warm, comfortable bed, but the rest is... challenging. My studio has become a studio-ette.

The dawg is still wondering where she is supposed to eat, drink and go out from.

Dust and dirt everywhere.

The sounds of the outdoors so close- as doors are left open to take debris in and out of. Thankfully the weather is still nice, no animals looking for a warm home yet... I hope! Cool enough that the bugs aren't a plenty, except spiders and they find their way in no matter what.

And the cutest little dumpster arrived today! Tarik, the lead demo guy, had plywood ready to protect the driveway. He and the driver were a great team lowering into place. After going through so much 'stuff' getting ready for this leg of the house transformation, I am tempted to fill it with non-construction cast-offs!

Yes, back
splashes are needed!

You never know what you are going to find when you dig into a 90 year old house, but here are some of the surprises, besides the electrical fireworks: