The Water Stops Here . . .

On Tuesday our kitchen and family room ceiling was removed.

It has been 17+ years since the room last had exposed beams, and then it smelled like freshly milled lumber, not damp and smokey insulation. The hope is that the removal of the ceiling will finally put a stop to the migration of water through our walls.

Unfortunately, it has only been 18 months since we completely replastered and repainted this entire room.  It was a really big project for us to squeeze into our spare time (6 pm to 1 am for two weeks straight -- ggrrrhh).  Here we go again . . .

In the meantime the cleaning of the undamaged spaces continued with Mom & Dad’s room. We now have one  very clean and non-smelly room.  Progress!