Tearing down walls

Yesterday when we left, the attic was completely free of dust and debris, but when we came in this morning, there was evidence of a mouse party overnight. Only one poor little guy fell for the bait. I don't know what they're eating because there's nothing in the house for them. But they obviously weren't interested in peanut butter and cat food.


Before construction in the old part of the house can proceed, first comes deconstruction. Today Roger came to break openings into the stone walls.


This is between the existing living room and kitchen where a china cabinet had been built into an old window opening, so he just had to take away the bottom half of this wall. Et voila, a doorway! (But to be accurate, this opening will actually be an alcove for the sink in the powder room under the new stairs) Three more openings are being created from existing windows, and they will become doorways.


Once again, after the skilled labor comes bull work. Keith and I hauled two piles of rocks like this out to the silo pads for future use.


As for the addition, Dan and Garrett nailed in all the 2nd floor ceiling joists, finished sheathing and temporarily covered the window openings with plywood.