Eve of Destruction

This past weekend we got a 14 yard bin in the driveway out in front of the house and did some clean up and demolition. We threw out our old washer and dryer that we plopped in the garage, some construction debris and started demolishing the kitchen walls and ceiling. The walls were lathe and plaster and the ceiling was cement board. Everything you hear about this type of work is true. It is hard, physically demanding, and makes a hell of a mess. The only thing good about it is the beer when youre done! By noon Monday the bin was almost full and that included all of the kitchen and part of the ceiling in the basement below the kitchen. As far as demolition is concerned we still need to do the foyer and the stairway and upstairs landing as well as more ceiling in the basement. This is going to have to wait however as sometime soon the concrete pumper truck will be visiting the house and we cannot get another disposal bin until that job is completed.

The Wrecking Ball Cometh

Well this is our first post. We have already done a bunch of stuff including finalizing the plans, obtaining the permit, moving out of the house and moving our gas meter from the back of the house to the front. And much, much more.....

As of today however work has begun in ernest. We got a 12 yard bin put in our backyard and started demolishing the sunroom off of the rear of our house. It needs to be removed because there will be excavation for our two story addition in its place. Lucy and I had at it the first day and got a lot accomplished. The second day I was on my own and managed to complete the job as well as removing the kitchen cabinets from inside the house. Some "bin management" was needed, but we got everything in.