Demolition!

Most of my time working on the house lately has been spent removing plaster from the walls. It requires lots of pounding, scraping, scooping, sweeping, and the use of a good respirator.







Here are some photos that should show you what I've been up to:

This shows how the walls are pretty much devoid of plaster and/or lathe. Stacks of tires, while technically not "required" in such a renovation as this one, really do make it feel more like my place.


























This is a view showing the wall after it has been partially removed (it used to be just past that little wood stove).













Besides plaster removal, I've been doing a lot of measuring and planning. The cold weather has hit and I've had to do some stop-gap winterizing of the plumbing and the one room that remains finished. The ground just hasn't been dry enough to make much progress with the foundation trenching, but I have managed to make a litte bit of progress.