there were 3 young guys & the contractor...
they arrived about 8:45 AM...put down paper on the wood floor...
[I had to turn off the heat, because they had to cover the intake registers...]
they put up the plastic over the office door frame...
and got down to business...
they removed the toilet & tank...
which sat next to the lemon tree all morning...
the sink & vanity, as well as the medicine chest...
which went into the trailer [ie...trash...]
I opened the basement access...
& we took the screen off of the window...
they were using 4 & 8 lb hammers,pry bars, chisels & crow bars...
as well as shovels to move the debris into a trash can...
which was dumped into the trailer...
at this point, I went into my bedroom...
and discovered that the demo...
had caused most of the stuff to fall off my bedroom shelf...
which shared the bathroom wall...
there were a couple of broken things, but, c'est la guerre...
the plastic in the doorway also took a direct hit...
but nothing a little tape couldn't cure...
the debris pile in the trailer grew...
and yes, there was chicken wire...EVERYWHERE...
on all the walls...AND under the floor...
talk about "building it to last"...
they used a jack hammer to break up the floor tile...
when the tile was gone, so was the plaster...
[thanks to the chicken wire...]
then they started removing the lath...
exposing the old "knob & tube" electrical wiring...
here you see the tub, with the soap dish still in place...
here's the soap dish, "out"...
do you think they used enough cement ?
this is the back...with old newsprint insulation stuck to the cement...
there were 4 men...and it took a maximum effort from all 4...
to get the cast iron tub "out" of it's niche...
through the door, on to a small rug to slide across the floor...
and out the front door...
this is the back of the built-in wall...
where the tub was...
same area, different view...
this where the worst dry rot is...
between the tub & toilet...
and yes...that IS daylight you see...
the outside vent is visible through the hole in the floor...
the sink wall...
the tub in the trailer...
a temporary cover over the critter's access route under the house...
he'll be putting a metal vent cover there...
meanwhile...back inside...
there was a thick layer of dust EVERYWHERE...
including on the leaves of plants...
I went into my bedroom to check for any further casualties...
and Sneaky Pie appeared, as if by magic...
to let me know just how annoying all the racket was...
as they cleaned up the debris...
a drip from under the sink...
refused to "cease"...
so I just put a jar under it...
here you can see both the dry rot in the top of a floor framing member...
[light brown feathery wood in the hole...]
and the lousy plumbing from the old shower...
and believe it or not...
a "stable, non-rocking" toilet...
most of the morning the door was outside...
now it's back in, leaning against the wall...
I told them to wait to rehang it because the tile guys need it down...
and I don't need it hung back...
since I'm NOT letting Sneaky Pie & Charlie out of the bedroom...
it's a bit chilly, what with the opening into the crawl space...
not to mention outside...but I'll survive...
we had the heat off all morning until they left around 12:45...
at which time, the thermostat read "59˚"...
it was sunny and mild all morning...
but just before they left, it got cloudy...
the wind picked up & it got cold...
so it was a perfect morning to have no heat...
the only one in weeks...
and now that I can have the heat back on...
it's cold & dark outside again...
perfect timing...
tomorrow... the re-build begins...
2 comments:
They reconnected the toilet for you? That's great. When my mom had all the plumbing redone in her house, the whole plumbing system was out for three days. Luckily she had a half bath in the detached garage, but still...a long way to go at 3 in the morning....
Can't wait to see the rebuild.
...with all the cold and uneven flooring...it's a bit like a trip to an "outhouse"...but they're very good to do this...it is my only bathroom...
I talked to the tile guy who's sending his expert tomorrow to help me decide on all the missing pieces and set the pattern, height and trim details... they're also supposed to treat/replace the dry rot[NO termites]
in the floor/shower wall...set up the plumbing changes[moving toilet closer to the wall...install shower valve assmb. & redo the leaking sink faucet valves...] so a lot should get done tomorrow... :D
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