Plaster Repair

Today was the first day of many to come. Today we started to repair all of the holes and cracks in the plaster walls. We started in the master bedroom and will work our way through the entire house.



For anyone wanting to help, the following link is a quick tutorial on how to repair plaster: Plaster Repair Link

Kitchen Ceiling

Both Saturday and Sunday were spent removing the old plaster and lath from the kitchen ceiling. The old plaster was rough and in bad shape. It'll also make it easier to wire the kitchen lighting.



We also continued to work on the removal of the old plumbing and gas pipes. The main thing left to remove is the main cast iron drain and roof vent.

Miscellaneous Work

This past weekend we did several miscellaneous jobs at the house.

On Saturday we removed the wall framing that divided the small back bedroom. The room is now restored to it's original size. We also took down the remaining part of the drop ceiling in the kitchen.

On Sunday we started to remove all of the old plumbing. The hot and cold water pipes have been removed from the entire house but the drain pipes still remain. We hope to remove them this week.

Electrical Wiring

This past weekend we removed all of the old electrical wiring, outlets, and switches from the house. There was a lot of knob-and-tube wiring dating back to the early part of the 20th century and some wiring from the later half of the century. It all has to be replaced.