Friday, October 4, 2013

Stick a Fork In It!

All of the projects on my list for this stage of the renovation of the Shack are finished!  Completely finished ... not that 80% finished that is famous for plaguing DIYers.  Finished!!

1.  Sort and store (or dispose of) all of the items inside the building.
2.  Take up the plywood on the floor, evict the varmints and clean up their mess.
2a.  (new item)  Plumbing consultation.
3.  Install vapor barrier and insulate the floor.
4.  Reinstall the plywood.
5.  Remove the dropped ceiling and all of its framing.

The credit for completing Items 3, 4, and 5 on the list belongs to our fireman son-in-law.  Given a job to do, he sticks with it until it is complete ... this is a trait that I wish I had a bit more of.

This story left off with fireman son-in-law hard at work screwing the remaining pieces of the plywood floor into place, after installing insulation between the floor joists.  His next task was to remove the ratty beaverboard ceiling and take down the ceiling framing.  The beaverboard came down pretty easily, then he started on the frame.

 
 
 

These are REAL 2x4s, and I'm keeping them because I will undoubtedly need them for something in the future.  Fireman son-in-law carefully disassembled the ceiling and removed every single nail from each board.  (that little rolling scaffolding of mine has come in very handy once again!)

 



Now that the ceiling and framing are gone, the inside of the Shack is so open and it feels huge in there!



Here are some side-by-side Before and After photos, so we can all see how far this little building has come.


Back Wall:

before
 
 
during
 
 
during
 
 
after!
 

Northwest Corner:

before
 

during
 

after!
 

Northeast Corner:

before
 

during
 

after!


Southeast Corner:

before
 

during
 

after!
 

Southwest Corner:

before
 

during
 

after!


We found a few "artifacts" in the ceiling ... three empty beer cases and two really old beer cans.



There is still a LOT of work to be done on this little building to get it to look like what I see in my imagination.  I have piles of salvaged items to be used when we replace the door, windows, and add architectural features to make this a true garden folly.  For now, I'm calling this a success and I'm moving on to something else.

13 comments:

  1. Can you say Barn Sale?!!! Congrats on getting it done!

    Kat

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  2. Very cool. Looking very good.

    What was the pipe/duct that went up through the center of the roof?

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  3. That pipe is the duct/vent for a turbine vent on the roof. Fireman son-in-law was trying to figure out how it was attached to the framing, and it fell off in his hand. Lucky accident!

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  4. Of course new empty space is quite dangerous!

    Garden & Be Well, XO T

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  5. How blessed you are to have a s-i-l who is so meticulous and perservering in his work. I know the feeling as I have such a s-i-l myself!!
    Seeing the mess, junk and "saving pieces for future projects" piled up, I can understand why you are so ecstatic to have it cleaned and ready for the next step. Woohoo!!

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  6. That's a whole lot of work.. and that scaffolding is da bomb! Love it. Now, what will you be using this building for??

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  7. A hoarder like me sees lots of future attic space!

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  8. Connie--I'm gonna come visit
    -with a trailor-
    and "clean things out" to help you! ; D
    Catherine

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  9. Great work! Looks like a huge undertaking. Congrats!

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  10. Love that someone was hiding their beer in the ceiling! Congrats on all your progress!

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  11. Wow.. that looks fantastic! I can see that being a great art studio or personal retreat.... or storage room :)

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  12. The Shack is really coming along so nicely--You must just be thrilled with it, there are so many possibilities and so many old and new things that you'll have room for!

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  13. Hi Connie, Congrats on getting so much done! It looks great!

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