The Writing is Off the Wall

With great trepidation, we began.  I puzzled for 2 weeks on how to preserve the names and alphabet we found behind the drywall.  I came up with a plan, but wasn’t sure my plan would work.  Here’s how it went:

 

Take another set of pictures to make sure we captured the original artwork (just in case of catastrophic failure, which is always an option).

Names on the Wall   Alphabet on the Wall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, secure a piece of piece of plexiglass over it and put as many screws as it takes to make me feel like it might not fall apart (which turned out to be a lot).  Plexiglass cover

Carefully, carefully, Kevin used a variety of saws to cut through the plaster and the lath and the framing boards behind.  Cutting plaster

And with some gentle pulling, and a quick prayer, they were off the wall safely!

Janelle and the names  Kevin and the Alphabet

 

 

 

 

 

WHEW!!!

 

After that, it was all downhill.  More lath and plaster removal, took out a bathtub, cleared some more walls.  Kevin headed to the basement to switch out a supporting beam – I say with ease but caused me as much stress as my first job interview.

Beam before...beam before…

 

 

 

 

 

and after…Beam after

I think, I think just maybe, the dumpster is full nowFull dumpster

(anyone have an extra empty 30 yard dumpster laying around we could borrow?)

Before the end of the weekend, a little R&R was called for.  Thank goodness Bass Lake school is close to the lake!

Kayaking on Bass Lake

2 thoughts on “The Writing is Off the Wall

  1. Mike Cole

    I loved reading that you took the time to preserve that writing! Maybe it matches up to an actual class list stored in the Polk County records somewhere.

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