Front Entry Tear Down

This wall was torn down sooner than anticipated and as you can see someone cut my corner post to make a flat wall!!! Dave found severe water damage when doing this little project! On the wall to his right near the side light windows, it was pretty wet! The porch ceiling/roof meets right there and the gutter from the front of the house dumps out on the peak of that roof, which in turn dumps water through the roof because the roof was never flashed! So they are going to have to fix that roof real soon so Dave can insulate and sheetrock that wall!Giroux Oil, out of Portland, started installing a brand new heating system on July 18th for Dave and Christina. For various reasons, they all decided to wait on putting in the baseboard part of the system. Dave and Christina want to put a new ceramic and bamboo hardwood floor in my dining room and kitchen area. They have torn out some walls to accomodate the new baseboards and had planned on tearing out the rest down the road. To make life easier for all involved and be nicer to the new equipment, they all decided to wait. It would be easier to install the new baseboards if all the floors are going to be done and if the exterior walls were all finished reinsulating and sheetrocking, plus less chance of ruining the new baseboards from debris and possible dents, etc. Which actually works out just peachy for Dave and Christina. Less to do downthe road and more efficient heat over the course of their first winter here. So Giroux is coming back in September to finish up. Meanwhile, they did accomplish hot water off the furnace, so they don't have to use the substitute hot water heater anymore. I feel warmer already hehe