March 14, 2007 :: The Laundry Room
First, read the previous post about the laundry room
Here if you haven't already.
Since it has been insanely warm lately (in the mid 70s), work resumed on the laundry room. I took a week off from work so I'd have time. Also, I just can't stand Foxconn any longer. I'm quitting in a day or two. I'm going to go back to work for Headley Hardware here in Greencastle. The pay is just a little bit less, but I won't have to spend $200/month for gas any longer AND I'll be getting a wicked discount on hardware. Plus, I can go home for lunch. More savings.
Back to the laundry room...
I started ripping out the ancient drywall (ie: from when Gypsum Board was first invented) and pulling down the ceiling. While ripping out the drywall, I discovered a very old door that was covered up. The following pictures are of the door.
Very cool door. Unfortunately, it was hacked at some point in its life.
Then I attacked the outside...
Look! A window!
Almost looks livable now... Almost.
Remember all of that nasty wiring that was wrapped around the plumbing? Look below and you'll see its fate.
Wiring-B-Gone
new wiring...
ditto.
ditto x 2
This thing almost looks like a timber-frame.
Nice, strong beam attachment there....yup.
Wazzat?
Bloody hell! An actual wood-peg splice on the beam. Groovy!
Since I had proper wiring now, I needed a porch light, eh? This lamp is from the 40s and was purchased off of eBay for $5.
I really like my $5 light...
When you can't think of anything else to do, tear down a wall....
And rip off an old door. (That's the storage room...it's supposed to be a mess like that...)
There's the door that was removed.
I haven't been able to remove this light switch yet....it's too cool.
I like it so much, here's another picture of it.
Look! TWO windows! w00t!
The window from the inside....
My truck ready to make its second trip to the dump. I hate getting rid of 150+ year old lumber, but it is COVERED with nasty black dust that frightens me. (and makes me cough, wheeze, and blow out black snot)
If you look closely, you can see the step I built...
OMG! Siding!!!!
More!
Almost looks like a house now, don't it?
Well, I'm exhausted, that's all of the updates, and I gotta go to work tomorrow. So, see y'all next time.
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