We began demolition on the kitchen and surrounding walls. They have taken out the appliances and most of the cabinetry, exposing the lath and plaster, the knob and tube wiring and some of the the solid brick supporting walls. They removed the beautiful Douglas Fir floor in the old dining room (soon to be family room) so that they could use it to patch the living room floor. We will try to track down some reclaimed wood for the new kitchen and adjacent family room. On Wednesday, we will present our plans to the Boulder Landmarks Board to get our final permits. Since we are in a historic district, we are required to present our plans to this board, especially if we are making changes to the exterior. Fortunately, our changes to the exterior are minimal and we should have little trouble getting their sign off. Our construction is mostly interior stuff, including renovating the kitchen, adding a master bath and renovating the existing bath. We also need to completely rewire the house (none of the bedrooms have a single outlet) and replace the old boiler. The larger question is whether the Landmarks Board will allow us to tear down the dilapidated shed in the rear of our property. We just got a notice from our insurer Allstate that they will cancel our coverage if it is not fixed or torn down. I can't blame them. It doesn't have a roof, it hardly has any walls, and the foundation sits on a pile of river stones. For the last few decades its sole contribution to the neighborhood has been to provide a comfortable home to a large family of raccoons.
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