Basement demolition, buphalo

Filling the dumpsters

One dumpster for only wood, one for “mixed”

Monica helps with demolition.

Demolition continues at an impressive pace. It’s dramatic and satisfying, though I know it is probably the easiest part.

There is some extra work involved because YES, we plan on living in it while it is raised up!

Morgan re-plumbed the bathroom and kitchen with Pex so that the lines could be flexible during the lift, and brought the water heater up into the hallway where the chimney used to be. The water heater worked for about a day, and then started leaking profusely– the move was too much for the rusty old tank. We picked up another old one from our friend Ian, and it now seems to be having issues with overheating. I’m ready to buy a new one, but Morgan wants to do a little more research first. Sigh. I’m all for reusing, though, don’t get me wrong!

We have the equivalent of two enormous recycling bins in our yard. I hadn’t known just how much of our waste can be recycled, but it’s reassuring.

There is a lot of “stuff leaving” going on around here. We have no room for anything extra, all available storage spaces are full, and as we demolish there is less and less space. We have been trying to get all of our unwanted things into the hands of people who will use them, which is time-consuming and sometimes annoying. The Freecycle list, our friends, the curb, Goodwill, and the folks at Second Use have all been instrumental in this crusade.

We are on schedule so far for lifting the house on June 2!