Christina and Shawn joined us at the schoolhouse to finish up the insulation removal (we filled a 20 yard bin) and smash some walls. We burned alot of lathe and crap wood. Shawn didn't shower for a whole two days....disgusting ....ha ha. I learned to play hearts and whipped their asses....yumm yummm yum!!!
The majority of the plaster was removed. The window wall , a small section of the back wall and the ceiling is left to finish. We should have it done next week.
Under the maple strip flooring is 3"x
1" solid maple. It looks in great shape with tight joints.
The front section of the schoolhouse appears to have been built after the main building. The front section is double bricked unlike the main building which is only single bricked. It could be the schoolhouse was of timber construction prior to it's numerous renovations. we do know that the brick existed prior to 1897. We also found a wood strip ceiling and wood strip walls in this area.
Ross and Shawn took down the Elmgrove Community sign down. Behind the sign, we found a birds nest (40 years in the making) about 3' x 6' x 2". Unfortunately there was 6 eggs at the top of the nest (we transferred to the nearest tree). So imagine how many individual straws/sticks were carried over the years to construct it.("minus the shite" says Ross)Where's Rossco?
Hope you didn't look too long...sorry he's not there.
