Sometimes you need to break stuff

Chris on a mission

Practicing crowbar safety

And this was one of those times!

We have 8-10+ foot ceilings throughout the house (of course, not all the rooms have the same ceiling height....why would they?) but in 2 areas, someone thought it was a good idea to install "drop" ceilings. The 2 levels of the house currently have almost identical floor plans, including the drop ceilings :( They are located just outside the 2 bathrooms, the 4 rooms off of these little alcoves all have significantly higher ceilings; which makes the whole thing feel strangely cave like.

Plaster cracks & exposed wiring - nice touches

Admiring my mess er work

We had spent this particular Sunday afternoon ripping up carpet (again) on the first floor and were eager for a change. So we took out the hammer & crowbar and began to break apart the drop ceiling. Not shockingly, it was incredibly fun. The face masks & goggles were a must - we created quite a mess in our mini demolition project!

Chris is a great demo partner!

As with many quirks of our house, we suspect the drop ceiling was a shortcut/easy way out. The plaster above the drop was cracking and had electrical runs that were not hidden inside the walls/ceiling. Maybe it was easier to drop the ceiling than to properly install new electrical runs? Who knows. Once the contractors come in; all of our electric will be replaced so in some ways it doesn't matter, but these peeks into the house's history are interesting if nothing else.