For a month and half we demo’d. It seemed there was no light at the end of the tunnel. We discovered so, so many things >>>dead birds, dead mice, snake skins, dead cats, lots of termite damage and unmentionable grossness. There were some bright spots too, marbles, 1945-55 UK Basketball schedules and old beer cans.
The biggest workout came in the removal of 2 fireplace(aghast! we remove the fireplaces!). One fireplace was hidden between closets. Its chimney didn’t even pierce the ceiling, instead many decades before it had been completely enclosed. The second fireplace was added in the 1970’s and had some issues, beyond also sitting right where my future bed would rest.
We did find lots of wonderful old wood hidden beneath the layers of wallpaper and grime. The walls were mainly made of 1×6 pine boards, though the center walls were of much older wood of varying sizes.
