What a great day of accomplishment on Tuesday! But it was a terrible mess. Duane kept tearing out the walls and ceiling for where the stairs will go, and Carrie carried boxes of wood slats and barrels of plaster down the stairs and out the door. Duane discovered insulation in the ceiling (a surprise to him), which really added to the mess as it came down over both of them in the tearing out process.
I went outside before 9:00 a.m. and started a fire to burn the slats and other throwaway wood. I also bagged a lot of bags of plaster.
Justin came home after work with some supplies in his pickup and the bags of plaster were loaded into that for later dumping in Brookings. The upstairs bathroom, hallway, dining room, etc. are all now depositories for carpenter's tools, building supplies, etc. Duane commented to me that not everyone has a table saw in their living room. I informed him that we prefer to be "on the edge" when it comes to decorating innovations!!
Today Duane is putting in supports for the stairway, and Carrie is closely observing the details of measuring, leveling, using shims, etc.
By the way, Duane said he was pooped out by 5:00 p.m. yesterday. We were all thankful! And he didn't get up until 7:00 a.m. today--a real forward step!
(to be continued)
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