January 29, 2017

Everything is removed from the room, and all the furniture is covered under tarps.

The fan blades and light shades are removed for safe keeping, as well.

You can really get a sense of how awkwardly-located the return A/C vent is.

The room will be much less "neutral" when I'm done.

The baseboard trim is removed alone the wall, and the bookcase is mapped out in painter's tape.

Next, I wasted a lot of time an energy breaking through the wall and ceiling.

I initially had planned to relocated some recessed lights in the ceiling by way of this opening.
My plan is tacked to the wall at the bottom of picture. But after exploring a bit, I realized I would
have had to rip down a huge section of ceiling, and I changed my plan.

One part that was not changed was relocating a plug, and making the return vent "disappear."

And here's how. See the L-shape mapped out in painter's tape? That's going to be a new "duct"
created by new walls and the bookcase. By building the bookcase away from the wall by a few inches,
I can "hide" the return duct by having the air flow through a new vent at the end wall of my bump-out,
and behind the bookcases. The two small pieces of tape (left) mark the location of the new grate.

But to make the old return disappear, I first had to paint it a dark color. You'll see why, later.
Meanwhile, plastic goes up to keep the dust away from the rest of the house.

The bookcase boxes are brought inside.

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