Renovation Day 8

The house seems like a totally different place with most of the interior walls taken down to the studs and the dark carpet removed. We're lucky to have had no real surprises other than a hidden metal support pole in the basement. Our original floor plans should work well for the space.

We acquired a few things (found mostly in the two attics) when purchasing this house "as is". These include an extension ladder, a portable basketball goal, a few golf clubs, boxes of unused tile, a giant shop vac, and one naughty DVD someone had hidden in the attic.

Renovation Day 3

We visited the house today to see the demolition progress, and I must say that simply removing the dark carpet has really brightened up the place.  We had fun spotting remnants of the original finishes--  a piece of orangish shag carpet that was hidden under a built-in bookcase and a piece of green and yellow linoleum flooring that was hidden under the newer kitchen tile floor.  

Renovation Day 2

Day 2 included more demolition and a phone call informing us that the house is not safe for children to visit as the deck has been ripped off, and there's a great deal of exposed "stuff".  We will check out said "stuff" this weekend.  The kids and I did a drive-by as we were in the area, and I was trying to let the baby sleep in the car before more errands.  The place looked busy.  That's good.  Our current home is under contract, and we'll be forced to live in an apartment for a couple of months after our sale closes in the very near future.  So, we like to see things happening at the house.  It means less time in the apartment. 

We've been working to pack up and store as many things as possible instead of cramming the contents of a five bedroom house into a three bedroom apartment.  I got four more boxes packed today.  That means we likely only have to pack about 100 more. 

Below are pics of the basement walls coming down and what is left of the kitchen, laundry room, and powder room.