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Opening up the Kitchen Space

Bob points out the original backplastering in the corner of the room. As the room was to be covered in bead-board wainscot, plaster was applied to the back of the exterior wall sheathing up to the height of the wainscot to create a more draftproof wall. The wall above the top of the wainscot received a traditional plaster and lath treatment. With the new triple LVL installed, married to the old floor joists, and now going into the existing beam, the load of the second floor in this part of the house has been transferred to the foundation and Charlie's crew removes the temporary supports creating a spacious kitchen/family room that runs the full width of the house.

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Opening up the Kitchen Space

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" This corner of the room that we're creating has some interesting original work on it that you don't see every day of the week. This is back plastering is what it's called he could see the lath that's still showing through here. And this is a situation where the inside of the room was all covered in a bead board wainscoting in order provide -- a more draught proof wall of more quality construction job it back plastered to just up to here at the rest of the room was plastered interesting detail you guys ready to take up the temporary it's temporary."

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" All right now you looked up there and you see how. The old. Floor joists are married to the new triple earth. The triple or goes into the existing beam that was up there and theoretically all the go to the second floor in this part of the house is transferred down to the foundation nice job and you've created a very spacious. The kitchen family room area the full width of the house."

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