it’s time once again for some more good old fashion demolition!!! Say goodbye to that nasty shed out in the back…
Look, a sunroof: 
Three sides: 
Two sides: 
No sides: 
May 18, 2007
December 14, 2006
Again, our motto is…
…When in doubt, rip it out!
Given that the house is about 60 years old there are some areas of the house, specifically the kitchen, that have multiple layers of flooring material. Some prybars, a flat front shovel and some elbow grease and we’ve gotten down past laminate flooring, vinyl, particle board and plywood, and tile to get to the original hardwood flooring. The subflooring looks great, so once we remove the rest of the particle board, replace it with some high grade pressure treated materials to level out the flooring we should be good to go.
We’ve found a lot of things during the demolition – extra building materials in the walls, old newspapers in between the insulation – but this takes the cake. To cover up holes in the floor in the kitchen where old plumbing must have been located a previous owner used this tin “Bazooka” game. I’m not sure this is what Bazooka Joe had in mind when he encouraged kids to save those gum wrappers all those years ago. We’re tempted to clean it up and frame it just for nostalgic purposes!
Power outtage!
With the insulation out and the framing in progress it is time for some more demo…
This time we’re tearing out all the electrical in the house and completely rewiring it. With the new interior walls it made much more sense to gut the house of wires and start over again to ensure the proper placement of switches and outlets, not to mention ensure the house is completely up to code.
Good thing its 60 and sunny…
…in Charlotte in December…44 bags full of insulation and its only about 80% out.
November 16, 2006
Bye, Bye Deck…
The deck just had to go…
Aside from the fact that it was nasty and rotten, it just made the house look awful. So, a chainsaw and a few hammer hits later and it is gone!
Here’s a few shots of the front of the house now that the deck has been removed.
Before and After
Just a little comparison of rooms before and after…
The Living Room: 
The Mud Room: 
The Master Bedroom: 
The Master Bathroom: 
The Master BR Closet: 
The Dining Room: 
The 2nd Bedroom: 
The 3rd Bedroom: 
From our perspective with just the demo the house is 100% better. Once we get down to framing in the new walls things should really start to take shape.
November 15, 2006
Look Ma, No Walls!
Building Permit: $600.00
Demolition Labor: $900.00
Dumpster: $500.00
Completing demolition in three days: Priceless
After three solid days of demolition the house is down to the studs inside. All of the kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, lighting and plumbing fixtures, trim work, flooring and sheetrock have been torn out of the house.
Now that we’ve had the opportunity to go over our renovation plans with our architect with the walls off there are a few minor changes we need to make to the floor plan so we can get the new rooms framed out and get started on quoting out the electrical and plumbing work. We are conservatively estimating that we are about 4 months away from moving into the house as long as we don’t run into any surprises.
