8,186 steps
Well, we got a lot done today. We built the other wall dividing the bathroom from the bedroom. Of course it wasn't so simple because we didn't have any useable lumber. No, of course not! Instead we had these old rough wooden beams salvaged from the false ceiling of Le Catamaran, complete with axe marks all over them. They were roughly 4x4" (10x10 cm) and about 8' long. Some were too warped to use, so I had to sort through them all and select the straightest ones.
Next, we had to plane and rip all of the beams until they resembled 2x4s...but a slightly different size because of course 100-year-old beams aren't standard sizes. Some of the beams were basically tree trunks cut into quarters.
I also painted the back side of the electrical cupboard the final coat of paint and then mounted the brackets that will hold the water heater. Then it was time for the really messy work. We broke out the rainureuse (diamond-bladed channel cutter) and the jackhammer and the diamond hole saw. I took a good amount more plaster off the front stone wall and cut channels for electricity.
I came up in time to prep dinner and put it in the oven (Tuscan butter gnocchi) and then I made a trip to the hardware store and thrift store.
Eric made crepes for dessert and we watched another episode of Lupin. It's so well done!
I was really tired by time we finished dinner. I just want to curl up in bed and SLEEP!
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