Relining the hallway

The hallway has always been a freezing area of our home. The painted board seemed really thin and there was obviously no insulation. Here is Karl starting at the top bit looking at what looked like an alarm or something - turns out it was just wire (No.8) and an electrical wire attached to nothing!??? Mysterious!

Glen taking off the skirting board very carefully - it is native Kauri and we dont' want it damaged! :)

So the first bit of board is off and we can see the skeleton of the house behind. As you can see now we know now why we were so cold - there was nothing basically between us and the exterior weather boards!

I love it when a small bit of the past emerges - here is some old wallpaper that has been stuck to scrim. I wonder when this was up and who was living in the home then!