As we progress with this project, we are continually surprised with structures or previous renovations we find in the house. As usual each foible required a creative solution to the dilemma it presented. 2 x 4s were actually 2" x 4"...and balloon framing was the style of the day. This time we actually found two original bead board walls inside the construction zone. This wall below was painted battleship gray and was constructed of lumber which appeared to be cut on the property or the local area. Being it was so interesting and textured we cut the wall out and saved it for some future use. In another instance we found a niche created in a wall, both were covered by a newer sheetrock wall surface.
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The gray section above is the beadboard segment
cut from the original wall. |
A shot of the original wall,
no insulation, exposed wires.
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| Note the lumber sheathing |
The wall behind the wall cabinets were never painted.
The lack of a primer coat or even just paint caused the wall board to turn brown. That
brown appears to be caused by acid in the wall board paper. The damage looks
like an artwork that has not been done on acid free paper. The brown was pretty disguisting and had to be removed. The brown color could not be covered with paint.
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