... in addition to two (2) layers of plaster walls, turns out we had not two (2), as previously mentioned, but three (3)... yes, T-H-R-E-E... layers of plaster ceilings... so, yesterday was devoted to finishing up ceiling demolition.
The good news:
+ all of the 120+ year old beams/2nd floor joists are in great shape...
The bad news:
+ during ceiling demo, the plastic around the stairwell fell
+ when the plastic fell, it also ripped
+ the demo guys kind of tacked the fallen plastic back up with 3 nails (vs the 300 staples we had used)
+ 3 layers of plaster ceilings = epic amounts of plaster dust
+ dust travels
We came home to horrific amounts of dust covering not only the area under construction, which was expected, but also back half of the first floor that isn't under construction AND the entire upstairs...
... if yesterday's dust were a movie, it would have been rated NC-17...
I didn't take any photos, since I spent the night cleaning (4 1/2 hours and not even close to clean)...
... but, I thought the following clip (a favorite 80s old-school classic) sums up our daily chaos perfectly...
July 7, 2011
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2 comments:
Plaster dust is the WORST! Drywall dust is also bad, so I'm sorry to say it isn't going to get better anytime soon.
Great progress though!
... thanks for your note! I'll have to check out your blog... I took a quick peek... your racoon saga is hilarious! ... although you probably don't think so...
We've gone thru 3 previous phases of complete gut-rehab in the house already... the 2nd floor, back 1/2 of first floor (kitchen, dining, powder room and basement stair) and 1/2 of the basement... so I know we still have quite some time before it gets better... sigh.
... it's just we've been in gut-rehab mode for 6 years now... we could use a year off... THEN, we'll be fresh to start on another house! ha!
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