Bedroom Renovation

[shazapple]

Also, we've narrowed it down to 2 colours. There will be white wainscoting and the furniture is reddish.

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[RaeSzafir]

I really like the Hudson bay color, very nice with your furniture and white wainscot

[shazapple]

I think the Hudson Bay colour is the winner. I like the cobalt but not as a room colour. We talked to a structural engineer (my wife works with him) and we will be installing a new beam, as the existing was poorly conceived.

The wife was away tonight so I got a lot done

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I also found this! Newspaper from May 28, 1926 (our marriage date, minus 85 years)

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[shazapple]

A couple interesting sections.

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[sooth]

Neat!

[shazapple]

Another night of deconstruction. I swear soon you guys will see pictures of stuff going back onto the walls!

The joists came tumblin' down

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Cleaned up

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[shazapple]

Anyone know an easier way to read old pencil marks on a wall? This one says SH, UNB '06. UNB is the local university, and I can only assume 06 refers to 1906. I found a couple other dates that go back to 1904! (our house used to be a cottage, so naturally you write on the walls of the cottage!)

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[shazapple]

Finally, an update. I've been busy most nights this week and working weekends (it's apple season and the family orchard is crazy busy). Luckily for me it was a rainy day today so I had a chance to do our structural work!

The typical shots.

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[shazapple]

The new beam! It is a triple 2x10, so it takes up the same space as the old beam, but actually supports the second floor!

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It was just DW and I, and a 12 foot long triple 2x10 is quite heavy! We screwed a ledge to the wall to set one side of the beam on, and then setup our farm jacks. The beam was leveled and the new posts were cut to fit.

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[Don M]

Good work & you gained a lot of head room too!