The beautiful log beams in the ceiling will remain exposed in the new entry. Keith will take out the rest of the knob and tube wiring.
From this picture, you can't appreciate just how bad the wiring is. There are numerous areas of worn insulation and joins that are merely taped together without junction boxes. Totally out of code. All of the wiring in the whole house will be new and in compliance when we're done.
If you look closely, you can detect another mouse nest where the wiring enters the beam on the right of the picture. As always, when plaster is removed, more rodent housing is exposed.
Nate continued taking out stone.
This will be the doorway to our bedroom in the addition from the top of the stairs that are being built in the oldest part of the house, what was most recently the kitchen. Since this window is offset from the peak, the opening is not as straightforward as the others. The new door will be centered, so the stone on the right-hand side has to be taken out from floor to ceiling, and the left-hand side will have a gaping hole that Roger has to fill in. Keith and I took out more piles of stone and rubble. John kept scolding us about lifting too much, and he enlisted Nate to help load some of the bigger rocks onto the hand truck.
Nate broke through the wall, and we can now walk right into the addition.
Inside you can see Dan on scaffolding as he and Garrett continue framing the interior walls on the second floor.
Charlie was here this morning, and John asked him about those diagonal metal straps in the attic. He concurred with John that they are not structural, so we took down the remaining studs from that wall. John's men also removed the rest of the studs in the bathroom. So demolition continues apace, and everything seems to be be progressing without too many surprises.
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