Bill removing the wall between Living and Dining rooms
Jewels removing wall in existing utility room (soon to be the kitchen !)
Keri checking out the holes and mess the foundation company made
Andy pulling up tile and masonite from Den (with a little help)
Bill ridding the front yard of unwanted foliageFinal Tee Ball gave of the year at 10:00 a.m. followed by team pizza party and trophy award ceremony.
Dad finished removing masonite and nails from Den. Glad that job is over.
I removed aluminum siding fascia and soffit from house.
I removed the wood fascia from house.
Keri bent nails down on removed wood fasica and help stack siding for soon trip to recycler.
Bill trimmed front ivy, crepe mertyls, every tree and bush that is to stay on front and sides of the house.
Bill, Keri and I removed gyp from Living Room.
Removed low fur down and half wall from Living Room.
Removed gyp on north wall of Den
Called to get estimate from Starfish roofing. Roof quote good but discussions led to consideration of replacing existing fascia prior to new roof install.
After kids put down to sleep removed remaining west and north wall paneling and gyp from Office.
Removed lay-in ceiling from Office ceiling.
Removed plywood pantry.
Removed gyp from east and south walls of original utility room.
During the day Andy was on site with the foundation crew removing the masonite from floor and pulling all nails. Too many and too diverse nails used to attach masonite. Was a hard bad job.
After Tee Ball practice at 5:30 and dinner the Bill, Keri and I mobilized at the house.
Bill removed gyp in dining room and Living room.
Keri and I measured and taped out the kitchen cabinets, new windows and new doors.
January 9th
Killing time before closing at 2:00 Keri and I went to Home Depot and bought matching keyed locksets w/ deadbolts.Closed on the house at 2:00. Chang nor his realator showed up.Left the title company at 3:30.Went by the storage shed and got tools and beginings of the house occupation.Changed out the front and back door locks.Changed out the old (ours) back door lock with the lockset of the old office to secure tools from subs.Dad, Bill, Keri and I removed all carpet in the house.Bill trimmed bushes and trees in the front yard.Did exploratory demo of vinyl flooring in kitchen and found plywood - good for us.Did exploratory demo of vinyl flooring in Den and found vinyl was adhereed to masonite nailed to the hardwoods below - good for us.Did exploratory demo of vinyl flooring in Entry and found hardwoods - good for us.When carpet removed found the outline and plywood fillers in the floor of older 3 bedroom configuration.
1 comment:
I cannot believe the previous owner did not pay you to take it of their hands! YIKES!
So glad it's YOUR project and not ours (whew). BTW, we have a terrific painter that is doing the Sienna house now if you need a painter. After you get walls, I mean (grin).
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