The walls come down and windows go in

Let there be light!Schoolroom Revealed!

Last weekend was a wall-opening experience.  We started with plywood windows and lots of extra walls.

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Kevin worked on installing windows in the front of the school while I decided to tackle the interior walls (those being the theoretical easier ones.  The exterior walls are drywall over lath and plaster over more plaster over block.

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Here are the ‘during’ pics.  Slowly revealing the true sense of the schoolhouse under all those walls.

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The opened up schoolroom is amazing.  There is such a feeling of space and character.  
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Back windows uncoveredWe discovered the old North windows, which were previously completely covered with drywall.

 

 

The windows also make a huge difference letting in light, keeping out chipmunks and just bringing us one step closer to a watertight seal.
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Two final notes – not sure about the war, but we may have won this battle vs the racoons.  RIP little guy.

And finally, sometimes, it’s the simple things that bring the most joy….

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