countdown to grandma: 10 weeks.
look at what mathew did to my carefully painted wall! he needed to get to some wiring for downstairs and we also needed a way to insulate the last wall upstairs.
inside the crawl space were these really old wooden “Shell Aviation Gasoline” boxes, and i was thinking they could be lost treasure or some cool vintage artifacts… nope, just bits of broken plaster and construction debris.
and downstairs, more new holes! this was actually where the old ceiling medallion used to be. don’t worry, we’ll plaster over it.
and part of the never ending wiring project included the alternate entrance. this is where we’ve got rotten wood from a leak and mathew found dead termites… he replaced a lot of the wood and made it more weather proof. (right) i’m not sure, but i think this is a light well between our house and the neighbor’s house that i’ve never seen before!
(left) i don’t know what mathew is trying to show us here… (right) even though mathew’s only wearing a t-shirt as he’s finishing this door frame, it’s getting COLD out!
here i am attaching gypboard to patch holes that were made in the wall. i even added some insulation near the alternate entrance. mathew’s goal for next weekend is sanding, prep and plaster!