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Mountain Man Mondays; One Down, One To Go

It was fun to read your comments about snowy weather.  Mountain Man was very pleased to hear the majority agreed with him.  Every time I read him a comment, he said, “See” or “There You Go.”  But while he’s listening to me read him comments, he’s hard at work.  The master bedroom is finished.  Well, all except the flooring which Mountain Man will return and install after the dogs and I are back on Red Pine Mountain.  And, after spending a couple of days cleaning sheet rock dust from cracks and crevices, I now have a better appreciation of the hazards of being a contractor.  If you’ve never experienced sheet rock dust, you don’t want to start.

On to the next phase; creating the second bedroom.  Originally, the house had only one bedroom and that just won’t work for most families (although our home in Vermont has only one bedroom).  We are taking part of the front area of the house and creating bedroom number 2.  It was going to be a nice size room until one day I came up with the brilliant idea to take in the front porch and turn it into living space.  After all, Mountain Man had done the same thing to the back porch with such ease, it couldn’t be that big of a job.  I broached the subject and after much contemplation of roof pitches and other building concepts that elude me (such as support beams which are a necessity I’m told), Mountain Man became excited about my idea and wholeheartedly endorsed it.  We sat down and calculated the additional cost and once again, with my Mountain Man supplying all the labor and 99% of the materials, it is only going to cost time and a few dollars for what we hope will be a wonderful 14 feet by 17 feet bedroom complete with two closets.

This time, I actually got to help to hang the sheetrock and I am told I’ve become quite the expert under Mountain Man’s tutelage.  Anyway, here’s some of the photos:

Ripping out the old wall to create the new small corridor between the bedrooms.  That beast with the glowing eyes is Logan.

Ripping out the old walls and putting in new insulation.  To the right of Mountain Man is one of the new windows.

Mountain Man cleans his debris as he works.  He’s much neater than I am.

Preparing to frame the new bedroom wall.

The framing in place.  The dogs are always underfoot.  That’s our Chinese Crested, Alvin, still in his pajamas, in the forefront.

Logan wonders if Mountain Man could use a stuffed duck.

The sheet rock for the new room stacked behind the framing.

This wall is going to be ripped out to expand the new bedroom.

 

Another view of the old porch.  The living room will also be expanded and Mountain Man will create a new entrance complete with foyer and hall closet.