April 25, 2008
We spent our first day at the new property today, taking it all in and getting a closer look at what exactly we're dealing with. The existing house has to go. But we don't want to just bulldoze it, because there's surely plenty of usable materials in there. So we decided to start by taking down a few things in order to get to the core of the building and see what's up. A few 'before' pics:
the front door
and the back door - yes that's a 5 foot drop out the back door
but in case you were worried, there is a cautionary sign inside for the unsuspecting guest:
the lovely kitchen
living room?
cozy bedroom
and finally - the bathroom
So, as you can see, tearing this baby down is going to be FUN. And my supportive husband, who knows how desperately determined I am to not only participate in the process, but totally kick butt at it, bought me some presents for today's occasion: tool belt, hammer, and wrecking bar. And we both got down to business.
For our first day, we took down one wall separating the living room and bedroom, keeping all the wood for some other building project (chicken coops perhaps?). I got to get in some target practise by hammering nails OUT of the wood, before anyone trusts me to hammer them IN. And then we ripped out all the crappy flooring, burned some useless wood, and cleaned up the front yard a bit so that the 5 foot hole in front of house wouldn't be quite so much of a death trap to innocent passersby. All in all - it was a very satisfying first day and we can't wait to get back over there.
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