Demolition

We've spent the last few days having restoration specialists, contractors and insurance adjusters come into and on top of the house. It turns out the entire living and dining room floors and significant sections of the walls were damaged by last week's rainstorms, and with the threat of mold, we needed to move fast.

Demolition began late afternoon yesterday. These guys were in and out of here in less than five hours.

old flooring still in place (and my baseboards, oh the hours I spent installing them! Months of work to complete, ripped up in five minutes!)

For the next few days our downstairs will look like this. Those dehumidifiers are much louder than they are unattractive. Needless to say we're doing school (and everything else) upstairs... ...actually in the master bedroom....with the door shut.

I know you'll think I'm crazy, but all this is rather fascinating to me. Inconvenient, yes, but interesting as well. I love learning a little about construction, repair and restoration, and now I'm looking forward to the day we buy a home and I can rip floors up and knock walls out, making it just the way I've always envisioned. (I know I'm dreamy.)

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