And the Wall is Down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJBUhbo_T2c&feature=youtu.be
After much anticipation, the weird-awkward wall is no longer with us. It was put in sometime in the first couple of decades after the house was built in '21, to divide the first floor front room from the stairs, which gave access to the families living on the second-floor and attic. As a non-load-bearing division, it no longer served a purpose and just created a weird sort of cramped space when you first came in the front door...now it's really opened our front room space up.
We had knob and tube electrical in it, which we strongly suspected (part of the house has already been switched over, though, which is good), so we're having that impacted wiring upgraded, in addition to another outlet put in. It'll just take a few more days for the plaster to get patched up and the first contractor job will be done!
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| Going Down the Stairs...Before |
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| Entering the Front Door...Before |
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| Entering the Front Door...After |
Tonight when I stopped by the house after work to check out the demo work, one of our neighbors introduced herself. I didn't think we could find a street where people are as happy to be living as on the street we're renting on--I think our new street is right up there, though!
She told me we're going to love the neighborhood (what everyone else tells us as well), shared a bit about her family and herself--she works at one of the local high schools in town, and told me about some of the other neighbors. She said our street is very 'multigenerational,' and she pointed out neighbors who are 80, another in his 90s, and then all the way to families with younger kids.
We haven't moved in yet, and we've had three different neighbors stop by to introduce themselves...it does seem to be a very friendly street, which I really appreciate. If seven years in res life teaches you anything, it's that you better get to know the people living next you...community is one of the most important things to have around.
She told me we're going to love the neighborhood (what everyone else tells us as well), shared a bit about her family and herself--she works at one of the local high schools in town, and told me about some of the other neighbors. She said our street is very 'multigenerational,' and she pointed out neighbors who are 80, another in his 90s, and then all the way to families with younger kids.
We haven't moved in yet, and we've had three different neighbors stop by to introduce themselves...it does seem to be a very friendly street, which I really appreciate. If seven years in res life teaches you anything, it's that you better get to know the people living next you...community is one of the most important things to have around.
Unfortunately, the floors won't get started tomorrow as we thought, but we're set to get started with them a week from today.
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