Long Overdue Updates or a Long Update

First

I have some good news to share....

we are...

Thank you for all your prayers and well wishes

for the sale of our current home!

In this economy, we are truly blessed to

be under contract after only 3 1/2 months.

Second,

It brings me to a long overdue update on my

week at "Camp Provision"!

For those just visiting for the first time

we are in the process of renovating our new home

which we have named

"The Provision"

We "played" in the sand!

After knocking it (the walls) down..

We would load it up into buckets..

Aren't you digging my camp uniform?

While gutting the upstairs we

had the opportunity to use our camps

own version of the "Stair Master!"

Buckets were then dumped in the wheelbarrow.

The wheelbarrow then was taken out the front door,

down the ramp and out to the dumpster

at the side of the house!

At "camp" we studied nature...

Unfortunately, this "nature" was of the

destructive variety in the form

of termite damage!

I want to take a minute to explain the sand.

Our walls are, according to our neighbor,

made up of three to four layers of different

material.  Nailed to the studs is a 1/2 in drywall

lath board, on top of the lath is a 1/2 in layer of sand,

next comes a 1/8in layer of plaster...

finished with a coat or two of paint.

In the corners, embedded in the layer of sand,

is heavy gauge chicken type wire.

All this to say...

the pieces of wall are heavy!

Poor Wayne has been stuck with wire

removal in the corners.

I wanted to also share some

 before/ after photos with you!

 What will be Madison's room before!

Door looking into her bedroom.

Same door with the walls removed.

Same view, minus the closet and scary bathroom!

I was so excited to see the bathroom go!

The small door on the left side

goes to a small room that

will be framed in and become

Madison's new closet!

Another change I love is

the removal of the closed in banister!

The kids bathroom will be built in this wing

to the left!

We are also hoping to have the stairs

reversed, making the window

where the top of the stairs come up to!

We will then add a new open banister to finish

the stairs!

Working your way down the stairs

you come to the side door

and this room....

Before

Same room and view after!

Same room, view from the front door!

This room will house our washer and dryer

and a wall of storage and closets!

Moving next door to the Living/Dining room

we removed the mirror,

or lets say that we played 1000 piece pick up!

Down came the closet across from the front door

and the stone fireplace surround,

Since then, the fireplace wall has come down too!

Before- Bedroom Suites

We are taking out two small bedrooms and

a bathroom to make a Master Bedroom, Bath,

Guest 1/2 Bath and Master Closet.

Here is the same view from above,

minus the closet and walls.

This is the same room before from the hallway.

 

Same view after walls are removed.

We decided to remove all outside walls,

when we discovered none of them were insulated!

The back bedroom - before!

And after!

We even found the old window opening,

 in the same room,

which was used prior to the addition!

All I need is a pitchfork

and we could pass for a modern day American Gothic painting!

Since I end each update with a photo

of trash, why should this week be any different!

Dumpster One -Full

(we are currently 1/2 way done with #2)

Have a great day!