Bedroom Wall Behind Closet

Here is the wall framed up. There was also another board added on the middle vertically to add some support to the closet backing. The Sheetrock was added and the plaster put on. It still needs sanding and more joint compound before texturing and painting.

Finishing up the walls and putting in lights

 Now that the walls are up all the joints need to be fared in with joint compound. We have also had a chance to get all of the lights and new fans rewired. You can see the new switch and outlet on the wall in the picture below.

The bead board backing is now put in the closet. The animals didn't like it when I did that because they were using that as a doggy door.

Lastly the new lights in the bathroom and hallway have been installed. The lights in the bathroom look like standard can lights but they are actually fans and lights.

 

Moving the door in the upstairs bathroom

We worked over the weekend putting up the new wall in the bathroom and taking down the old one. It gives us an idea of the added space (about 25 square feet) to the bathroom. I think that it will be worth it once everything is complete. Here is a picture of the old bathroom wall with the trim all removed.

 

Next up the drywall was removed where the new wall needs to go.

The new wall is framed up in what used to be the hallway. The space between the new and old door is the space that is added to the bathroom (obviously the hallway light that is now in the bathroom will be moved).

 

And here is the new wall with a little sheetrock and the door and door frame moved over. The hall looks smaller but I think we will get used to it.

The old wall that was once the door to the bathroom is now removed. There will be some patching on the ceiling and walls but it lets us see the space quite well. In the second picture you can see into the bathroom where eventually the new built in cabinet will be on the right (where the old bedroom door was) and the rest of the bathroom.

Framing new upstairs doorway

We have started reworking the upstairs hallway by cutting in the new door to the guest bedroom. First up was cutting the new hole in the wall.

An electrical outlet had to be moved for the new door location.

A header is added and the opening is rough framed.

Some of the old fir boards are used to fill in the door threshold.

Lastly the trim off the old opening is put on the new opening.

 

Here is a picture from inside the bedroom showing the "new" door on the right and the "old" door on the left.