Driveway Work, Continued
This stuff was actually harder to get out than the driveway concrete, believe it or not.
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Foundation Wall Work
Bob and I worked a lot this afternoon, clearing out a ton of soil and debris so we could work on repairing and re-enforcing the foundation a bit, near the kitchen. We’re also building out the wall a bit more (and creating a storage area where the trash bins will eventually live).
Driveway Demo
Spent a long day today, working outside on the house. We’re doing some repair work to the foundation, near the kitchen area… and today I needed to bust up the driveway/concrete against that side of the house.
Long Demo Day
Instead of shattering each brick (they’re hollow on the inside), I opted to take them off whole. I used the hammer drill to break off the mortar, and once that was done each piece got pretty loose.
House Day, Talk Night
Here’s me talking about a particular moment from back in 2005. I’ll keep this a secret until the video’s available, but maybe some of you might know what this is about.
Living Room Work
We’ve been focusing on the living room lately, trying to now get that room in order (now that the bunnies are back).
Prepping the Hall for the Bunnies
We didn’t start until late morning, but got in a really full day of work. Building off of all the insulation Liz put in yesterday, we added Visqueen along the North wall.
A Farewell Gift
This is about as far as I got with mine. My joke was that Sajit’s last gesture before he left was to leave all of us with a small bit of work that was impossible to finish.
Solo Demo Night
Liz has been working non-stop ever since we got back from Edwardsville. And with my work outings this week, she’s been doing a lot of solo work nights in my absence.
Tonight, she took a much needed break. And I suited up to tackle some of the last remaining demo.
Returning Home to More Demo
Sunday morning, Liz and I debated how to spend the day. We talked about possibly heading in to St. Louis to visit a few places, but they all didn’t open until noon.
Ultimately, we decided to head back to Chicago so we could… do more house work, and do more demo. We figured that we’d get home mid-afternoon, leaving us a few hours to get some more work in.
Workday Demo: Wednesday
As may be evident from the photographic documentation, I want to say we’re losing steam. We got a decent amount done tonight… but this is tantamount to us working five days in a row non-stop doing demo work.
Workday Demo: Tuesday
Old switches. We’ve got some replacements that are more modern (but still retain the same look/feel).
Workday Demo: Monday
Despite it being a Monday, Liz and I wanted to keep to our house schedule this week. That means suiting up after work, and putting in two hours or so of demo.
This was really challenging, especially coming off a weekend where all we did was demo. But we are wanting to get the first floor in shape. So we’re driven.
Living Room Demo, Part 2
Liz and I were working together today on the living room demo, and also got another early start.
Living Room Demo, Part 1
Before I could take hammer to wall, I had to score the ceiling, take off all the trim in the room, cover up a few vents, and also tape up some plastic to contain all the dust. I started the actual demo closer to noon, I want to say.