I can now say that demolition on the Duck is finished. at 8am Wednesday, May 23, 2012, i whacked the last piece of ceiling board down. now all ceilings are down......all walls are gone. all i have are studs.....of the lumber type. LOL
There were times when i thought i would never see this day. and times i thought i might just give up and sell the miserable pile of lumber. but i persevered and the day has come that i can say....DEMOLITION IS DONE!
whew....that felt good.
I have some holes to fix here and there....and a partial wall to change from 2x6s to 2x4s. and some major clean up. i can't tell you how many times i have swept those floors. i have just about used up a brand new broom. .... it is sort of stubby right now. old plaster makes LOTS of dust. and old insulation makes lots of black dust. the shop vac that i bought is crap and i have to find a suitable replacement to get all the bits out of the window sills and the spaces between the studs.
The pile of trash in the garage right now will fill my third dumpster. there is still crap to pull out of the basement to throw in the dumpster. i have to take down the old duct work for the old furnace. i have some outside work i want to do. the bushes are grown up in the fences again. and the sidewalk is grown over with grass. i have the paint and keep wanting to paint the doors and trim but never seem to get there. that may come soon.
The next large order of business is to get 7 more windows. then the only windows left to replace are in the kitchen and the front and back porch and the back studio room. Then the order of business might be:
...ceiling drywall
...insulation for walls
...plumbing
...insulation for ceiling
...turn on electric and water
...luan and barnwood for living room walls
...corrugated tin for laundry room upper walls
...beadboard for laundry room lower walls
...drywall for walls in all other rooms
...PAINT
that list might keep me busy for the next year or two....don't ya think? hahahhahahah
All i need is time and money. sigh!!
But the ugly part is done and the pretty part is in sight.....even though it is a little ways off. i think i'll be going back in a few weeks....and dragging hubby along to help. .... he is good with tools and lumber.
Later
There were times when i thought i would never see this day. and times i thought i might just give up and sell the miserable pile of lumber. but i persevered and the day has come that i can say....DEMOLITION IS DONE!
whew....that felt good.
I have some holes to fix here and there....and a partial wall to change from 2x6s to 2x4s. and some major clean up. i can't tell you how many times i have swept those floors. i have just about used up a brand new broom. .... it is sort of stubby right now. old plaster makes LOTS of dust. and old insulation makes lots of black dust. the shop vac that i bought is crap and i have to find a suitable replacement to get all the bits out of the window sills and the spaces between the studs.
The pile of trash in the garage right now will fill my third dumpster. there is still crap to pull out of the basement to throw in the dumpster. i have to take down the old duct work for the old furnace. i have some outside work i want to do. the bushes are grown up in the fences again. and the sidewalk is grown over with grass. i have the paint and keep wanting to paint the doors and trim but never seem to get there. that may come soon.
The next large order of business is to get 7 more windows. then the only windows left to replace are in the kitchen and the front and back porch and the back studio room. Then the order of business might be:
...ceiling drywall
...insulation for walls
...plumbing
...insulation for ceiling
...turn on electric and water
...luan and barnwood for living room walls
...corrugated tin for laundry room upper walls
...beadboard for laundry room lower walls
...drywall for walls in all other rooms
...PAINT
that list might keep me busy for the next year or two....don't ya think? hahahhahahah
All i need is time and money. sigh!!
But the ugly part is done and the pretty part is in sight.....even though it is a little ways off. i think i'll be going back in a few weeks....and dragging hubby along to help. .... he is good with tools and lumber.
Later
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Congratulations! Now the fun part begins!
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