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After removing all the items that could be salvaged for re-use, we demolished all interior finishes: lath and plaster, hardwood floors, and tile.  On the exterior, an old chimney came down and all the siding was stripped.  The roof, rafter [Read More]

This is what happens when you forget to add some thingamabobbers behind the wall before drywalling and have to cut a hole into your newly painted wall. The 50" uber TV will be mounted this week!We also ordered the hardwood floors. It will take unti [Read More]

Don and I pulled the oak strip flooring from one of the bedrooms in Apartment 1 on Saturday.  We did half the other bedroom today.  I thought about his dad some while we did it. The last time we did this together, his dad cut church and helped wh [Read More]

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Here are some new pics I loaded into the project house photo set. Demoing this bathroom totally opened it up and revealed some of the original grandeur. I'm really interested if anyone has ever heard about scoring plaster like that. Never seen it, bu [Read More]

This is the dining room with the creative bricklaying fireplace in it. We've demo'd the ceiling and some interior walls in order to deal with plumbing and electrical issues. The bad news is that it looks like beyond the friggin thunderdome. The good [Read More]

The bath project has begun, starting with the demo of plaster, lathe, and the careful removal of Icky Yellow 1950's Plastic Tile. The Before Picture:Demo projects take me some time - most of a day in this case - as I do not use power tools. I live in [Read More]

Tomorrow morning the contractor comes to take a look at our bathroom remodel. We've finally reached the end of the demolishing segment of the game and need a little direction as to the steps that should follow. I wish we could be DIY purists, but I j [Read More]

One almost hates to start a post as "Day 1" since that just tempts the fates for the future posting of "Day 243." But, it is the dawn of a new era. Whatever the bathroom looks like in the future, it will not look as it did before. It will not be cove [Read More]

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From: andrew@elemental-net.ca, Demolition! [Read More]

Here are some AFTER photos of demo work near completion in the kitchen. Demo work is such a therapeutic process. Just think of anything that has upset you in the past month and visualize that thing/person on the wall - then swing away! I had my fi [Read More]

Our pool needed extensive repairs and so we decided to demolish instead. The crew is in the back with a very loud jack hammer as well as sledge hammers.Our city has guidelines for pool demos. Three large holes are created in the bottom of the pool, t [Read More]

Destructa! Originally uploaded by gizmodyne We spent WAY too much money having our garden "landscaped" last year. The little voice was telling us, " No plastic edging." But our landscaper would not abide. "It's gonna look real nice."Finally K [Read More]

So, the kitchen ceiling has officially been removed and my back is currently in rebellion because of the work. Somehow I don't think what was revealed is quite up to code: Remember how I said I was planning on covering the old plaster [Read More]

I hate our bathroom. Its so bad I won't even post a picture of it. We ripped out the carpet the first night here because out of curiosity we pulled up a corner and saw blood on the underside. A LOT of blood. It had to go. Immediately. Since th [Read More]

So, um, I really hope this is one of those photos I’m going to look back on in a few years and have a good laugh at how revolting my beautiful bathroom used to be back in 2007: Yeah. Today we pulled off the rest of the masonite paneling from t [Read More]

The windows were finished last weekend. Did I take the weekend off to celebrate? Um, no. [Read More]

Here are some photos of the Creamery as it looked the day we closed on it. Sad I know. But it is getting better all the time! [Read More]