House Remodel in Progress
Sorry for the month-long delay. The house remodel went from the planning stage to reality very quickly and I've been busier than a one-armed paperhanger frantically preparing for it. Activities to date in a nutshell:
Took everything out of the old family/junk/library room, laundry room, and the shed. Everything. Gave much of it to the bookstore, Goodwill, or recycle, then boxed the rest. Had in the moving men to move heavy bookcases and the washer/dryer. Time 1 week, 3 days. (I thought I would have a month for this, but nope.)
Watched the demolition crew start to tear down the old rooms. Scary. Amazing. Young guys with chainsaws and crowbars, working while the radio played "Smoke on the Water". Left for work, returned home to find shed and old rooms gone. Totally gone. 0__o
Watched the electrician working on the wiring in the rain while standing in a puddle. Left for work. Returned home to find he had done the job without getting fried.
Concrete removal guy cut/broke up what passed for the old foundation of the porch and the slab under the laundry room. Not a bad job, but he broke the water main, which was partly embedded in a deep layer of concrete. He shut off the main, but didn't tell anyone, so I came home to no water, and no way to get it fixed for the day.
Took everything out of the old family/junk/library room, laundry room, and the shed. Everything. Gave much of it to the bookstore, Goodwill, or recycle, then boxed the rest. Had in the moving men to move heavy bookcases and the washer/dryer. Time 1 week, 3 days. (I thought I would have a month for this, but nope.)
Watched the demolition crew start to tear down the old rooms. Scary. Amazing. Young guys with chainsaws and crowbars, working while the radio played "Smoke on the Water". Left for work, returned home to find shed and old rooms gone. Totally gone. 0__o
Watched the electrician working on the wiring in the rain while standing in a puddle. Left for work. Returned home to find he had done the job without getting fried.
Concrete removal guy cut/broke up what passed for the old foundation of the porch and the slab under the laundry room. Not a bad job, but he broke the water main, which was partly embedded in a deep layer of concrete. He shut off the main, but didn't tell anyone, so I came home to no water, and no way to get it fixed for the day.