Tag: demolition

  • The First Big Bad News: Backstory, Part 4

    If you missed the first parts: Matt had just ripped up some carpet, prepping to move the bathroom, when he called me with bad news: “This is asbestos tile,” he…

  • Smaller Bedrooms

    With the change of plan to move back in, we talked seriously about how to fit our five kids into the two upstairs bedrooms–the fourth, downstairs bedroom currently being reserved…

  • Moving the Bathroom: Backstory, Part 3

    Part 1 is here: How It Began and Part 2 is here: The Backstory, Part 2: The Floor Plan Change When I showed Matt my proposed floor plan change, he had…

  • The Floor Plan Change: Backstory, Part 2

    If you missed Part 1, it’s here: How It Began . After the bathroom had been entirely ripped out, Matt commented to me (yeah, it’s me, Esther) in a moment…

  • Staaaairs! And the ceiling caves in (sort of)

    On yet another trip to Menards (seriously, we should buy stock in that place someday) for supplies, we picked up a couple geraniums–heat hardy, perfect for when they might not…

  • Cutting and Wiring

    A weekday evening we headed over and worked for a few hours. Beside the obligatory, now-frequent-and-boring mowing, Esther broke out the sawzall again for a few minutes and worked on…

  • Dust, Dead Plants, and Bug Spray

    We spent an weekday evening working with the three oldest kids and got a surprising amount done in a few short hours. The obligatory vacuuming, of course. Everything is SO…

  • Saturday Progress!

    Our workday on Saturday focused on demolition of the living room and master bedroom floors, and the stairs. We had six adults working in the morning; four guys worked through…