Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

A Peek at the Beadboard

I’m not certain how high the beadboard goes up the bathroom walls, but I suspect it goes to the ceiling, maybe even on the ceiling. The first place we saw the beadboard was behind the tub when we opened up the wall. It’s painted a dingy beige.

Then I cut a small square in the drywall at about eye level at the back of the closet and saw beadboard there, too. That’s higher than chair rail height, so I suspect the beadboard goes all the way up, like it does under the staircase and in the stairwell.

This intact beadboard is one more sign to me that the Parkins – who bought the house in 1969 and did most of the updating – respected the age of the house. They added tile and drywall in the bathroom – but the beadboard is still there behind them. They put down carpet – but it’s only double-sided taped to the floor, not stapled. They installed cabinets and vinyl in the kitchen – but the original blue-painted trim and wood floor are still there behind and underneath. And I bet if we went outside and ripped off the aluminum siding, we’d find perfectly intact clapboard underneath.

posted by K | filed under Bathrooms | 5 Comments

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5 Responses to “A Peek at the Beadboard”

  1. Patricia W on October 18th, 2005 1:48 pm

    Kristin, that is so exciting! You are very lucky to have bought the house from people who loved it enough to take care when doing their updates. I can’t wait to see it when it’s out in the open!

  2. halloweenlover on October 18th, 2005 2:02 pm

    I agree! You are SOOO lucky. Our previous owners stapled the carpets so much that a couple of steps on the stairs have been virtually demolished and I have little holes all over the floors. It made me cry when I first saw it.

  3. 1922Colonial on October 20th, 2005 12:08 pm

    I had to laugh when I noticed Darwin working in the bathroom wearing flip flops. My wife yells at me ALL the time for working around the house in improper footwear. I will have to show her this pic for sure. You guys are doing a great job – love reading your posts. I need to set up a blog soon. Keep up the good work!

  4. Kristin on October 21st, 2005 9:23 am

    I thought somebody would get a kick out of the flip flops! I was wearing something much more appropriate – house slippers! ;-)

  5. Jody on October 21st, 2005 2:04 pm

    Oh, that is so great. We discovered some beadboard under a wall too and were so happy.

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