Today was a bit of slow going. The weather was more like Seattle than Newburyport with a light damp drizzle all day. Nevertheless we kept going. Today we continued demo and took out the old back stairs. While we were doing this, Rocky took out the floor joists in the Library. Mark returned from Home Depot and revealed the game plan. Over the next week or so, each of the sills will be replaced. To do this, Mark will support the house by attaching braces to the exterior of the house - he will then pull out the old sills and replace them with new pressure treated lumber. Rocky and Mark will also be putting in footings and new joists to support the new first floor.While they work on that, Leigh and I will finish the demo on the second floor, which we started today. As I've mentioned before, the house has blown in insulation -- today, in the attic we found some that was blackened with mold. Things are going a little slower than we would hope, but I'm told that's the nature of renovation projects. We'll see what the next few days bring.
Fun Fact: For a couple of years the formal "parlor" was used to store hay for Arrowhead farm.
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