Vault Blog Day 4 - the outer walls are on Ben 107932242706529117


We put on the back wall, and secured the duct:



Dad finished wiring the outlet boxes:



After installing two of the walls, we decided to cut through in the kitchen. Here's the wall before we started:



We used co-worker Bill's Sawzall to cut the hole. Thanks Bill!



Here's the wall after cutting the hole and installing the third wall:



The duct and electrical work:



The view from Mechel's room. Note the HVAC vent and outlet:







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In the first picture, you can see the support for the floor that the refrigerator will sit on, about 14 inches above the floor:



We will hang the sheetrock for the "ceiling" of the alcove from the he support at the top:

]]> URL for this entry]]> ]]> ]]> Step 1 - make the hole Ben 107880389349801095 project was to cut the hole in the wall on Mechel's room's side.

We first made a couple holes to figure out what we were up against. Turns out it's a plaster wall on a chicken-wire-like lathe:



Since the HVAC vent is in the area we're constructing the alcove, we need to raise the alcove up to clear the duct (we could move the duct, but that would be a pain). After doing a little bit more poking around, we taped the area to be removed and scored the inside edge with a knife:



Using hammers, we broke most of the plaster off the lathe. Using chisels, and also by pounding on a piece of 2x4 pressed against the inside edge of where we scored the plaster, we removed the plaster:



We then used wire cutters to remove the lathe. While pulling off the already-cut lathe, I tugged on a piece that was still attached, which caused the plaster on the center right side to crumble off. Grr!

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The alcove is being constructed by creating a 34"w x 34"d x 69"h space for the refrigerator to live in. This space is being taken from Mechel's room, which shares a wall with the kitchen. The refrigerator will then be flush with the south wall of the kitchen.]]> URL for this entry]]> ]]> ]]>