Phase 2: Demolition, Part 2

After the kitchen came out they moved on to drywall and insulation removal. Which revealed several structural and electrical issues. Dad called in framers to take over from that point. 

In these pictures the framers had already been busy and put in a proper beam to support the upstairs bedrooms. 

They straightened things up enough that this piece of paneling upstairs popped out a bit and doesn't line up anymore!

 Had some good laughs while reading the original insulation, old newspapers from 1951. I actually found it comforting when it was observed that not much had changed in the world. Wars or threat of wars was still happening, housing and living prices were rising, drugs were a issue back then too and all the same kinds of headlines that we read today. It was nice to know that what is happening today is "nothing new" and knowing this gave less reason to worry about what was going on in the world and just trust that God has it in his control. 

We could just see the tree cutters out the front windows.

Once they were finished the one at the front then they gave the large walnut tree a trim...

A very big one! The branches use to reach over the shop and cover a lot more of the driveway. Though it does make me a little sad, and I can sympathize with Hazel when she says "Mommy, I liked the tree better the way it was". The walnuts that were falling off of this tree were still in black casings rather then popping out of their green husks, so I'm hoping this will be a good reset for the tree. 

After seeing how other DIY additions were done we got a little nervous about how the living room was built, so the framers continued their work over there. 

Once again adding proper beams and supports.

When they removed the floors they found the a whole collection of gardening pots in the crawl space. Note the pile of stuff outside the glass doors....

Having a bit of a hard time envisioning a kitchen and dining area, especially when there are several different configuration options available and more walls keep getting removed. The fast progress has been really fun to see and we are getting closer and closer to putting it all back together!