We're just gonna blow out this wall and put in a beam Part 8

Yippee!

See Part 7 HERE 

 We are now back in our old digs but with a sturdy floor and a wood stove.  It has been a looooong year of reno's; actually 1 year and 2 months.  We could have sailed around the world ten times,  joined the circus, had a new Baby Turtle  all in the time this reno took....and we did...have a new baby turtle that is! 

A SHORT video of a hungry baby turtle.

The finishing work is nearly done.  Getting there was another story.

Part one starts here.

Rock Wall Surprise!

See part 7 of our "Were Just Gonna Blow Out This Wall and Put In A Beam" Series!

  😉

What's behind it you ask?

(I am pretty sure you didn't)

Strips of cement backerboard installed on the studs which will create an air gap behind the rock

a coped corner piece.

and prune hands.

and a new baby Turtle!
   I fell in love!
We call him "Baby Turtle"

CHEERS!
Happy New Year to all my friends!

We're just gonna blow out this wall and put in a beam! Part Seven

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With our new window here, we are back

 in the light of it all.

We're just gonna blow out this wall and put in a beam! Part Six

To view part five, click here.

After the old laundry room wall was stripped of panelling,  drywall,  plaster and lath, and an ancient wasp nest, I stole Mr. FT's serial killing crowbar and started prying out that old leaky fly streaked window!

Poor Mr. FT. 

 What will he kill once there are no more flies????

 A new doorway to the porch was framed in to make a corner for the wood stove.

Look who came to visit us!

  This is Foxy the foster dog.

Hopefully she will find a loving forever home next weekend.

This weekend she becomes construction dog!

Speaking of construction animals, we decided to incorporate!

Just Kidding 

Update: since I wrote this post...Foxy has a new loving family

 and Manny found a new home with other goats. 

 He's no longer an only child!

Cheers to good people!

To see part seven, click here

We're just gonna blow out this wall and put in a beam! Part Five

You can read all about part four here.

We left off with a shiny new beam installed and a goat that showed up on our deck.

Yes, we are friends now and she's a he!

We're just gonna blow out this wall and put in a beam! Part Four

See part three here!
We are in the midst of it all.

Dust, debris, drywall and a lot of wood  for temporary walls, which will
  probably be repurposed into a SHE SHED!!

( they say the power of positive thinking)

Even the ceiling is gone in the old laundry room.

We're just gonna blow out this wall and put in a beam! Part Three

See part two here

I left you with a stripped wall on our last adventure

We're just gonna blow out this wall and put in a beam! Part Two

To see PART ONE Click HERE

Part two brings us a new living room....in the kitchen.

We set up the necessary furniture...#1 being the TV of course, and then somewhere to park our butts after a long day of renovating.  

We're just gonna blow out this wall and put in a beam! Part One

 I thought I would pop in to say hi and tell you about our latest shenanigan!

 Hi  :)

You know those home shows where they talk about

 "Just blowing out this wall and putting in a beam"

Well this is what we are doing... we're just gonna blow out a wall and put in a beam.

But first

we had to go to the basement and fix the previous tenants sins..