Day 2 - March 24, 2009

Leigh and I just returned home from Day 2 of our project on Old Ferry Road. Today we focused on doing some demo work in what will ultimately be the Library of our home. This consisted mainly of us pulling plaster and lathe off of the walls and removing some wooden wainscoting and trim. So now the post and beam construction of the home has been revealed and we're seeing the sheathing from the inside of the house. In the photos you'll see the nice detail of the mantel that we hope to pull off in once piece, sand down and re-use. We're also taking tons of photos so that we can recreate the trim with some historical accuracy. We are under the impression that most of the house is original - all of the nails are square head and we actually found some corn cobs in the insulation (which was blown in sometime in the last 100 years). We're not sure if we'll use the wainscoting as wainscoting but how often do you find an 18' x 2' piece of wood? We're certain that we'll be able to reclaim that lumber for some purpose, maybe a kitchen table, maybe as a floor board? We're open to suggestions.