Boy in the bubble

Time to tackle the dining room. The last room in the house to have that dank, moldy smell. This time we thought we would install a zipper door to "try" to keep the construction dust out of the rest of the house. It did work to some degree.

The previous owners had installed faux tin ceiling tiles made out of paper. Not quite the pretty patina tin ceiling that we used to have in the storefront. A few weeks ago, I had removed one tile near the bay window to reveal some old water damage in the plaster ceiling. Of course we have to do it right so down comes the ugly paper tiles.

The tiles came down fairly easy. Leaving behind 80 or so brackets that were screwed into the ceiling. Which then left behind some good size holes, oh about 80 or so. The front (to the left in the photo) had some old water damage that we were able to knock off. It came off so well that we knocked off the two layers of old plaster down to the concrete base. We then spent last week building up the losses and skim-coating the entire ceiling. Two coats of primer, two coats of paint and the ceiling is done! The walls will follow in a few days. No more stinky smell. "After" photos to come soon!

p.s. bonus..reflected in the mirror is Heather at 30 weeks, ten weeks to go.