More progress

We have worked several days preparing the new kitchen ceiling for insulation that will be sprayed directly to the ceiling with expandable foam.  We want to preserve and be able to seethe beams. This required us  to nail 1x2 firing strips half way up  the 2x10 rafters. The high part of the ceiling is about 15' high so it got a little challenging up high. Once completed, had to cover the underside with plastic wrap to the surface that will be seen and painted.  WE plan on adding bead board to the 1x2 firing strips in between the rafters to hide the foam insullation. This photo looks like a Halloween fun house but is the protective plastic going up.

We then took off all of the trim from the original windows and replaced the ropes that go from the window to a pair of steel weights. THese weights act as a counterbalance to help the window go up and down easily. Here is a picture of one of the weights with it's new rope. So many of these old windows have gotten a bad rap for not working because one or more of the previous owners have painted them shut. They actually work wonderful when properly set up.

Also finished building some more of the kitchen cabinets. Can't wait to hang them.