D-Day

Before

Slowly but surely the clock counted down and we arrived at D-day! We spent a frenzied week of packing boxes, moving furniture and all around evacuating 5112 in order to prepare for the work to begin this morning.

After dropping the dogs off at our 'rental house' (thanks, Mark and Sarah for putting us up!), I hurried back to see Mike and his crew in action. They wasted no time in ripping the place down, WOAH! I tell you, our contractor, Mike, is sheer brute force in action. He made very quick work of ripping the cabinets off the wall, using his hands, arms, legs and a hammer here and there.

Trent started working on the brick wall that framed the double oven (While I'll miss the space of the double oven, I surely won't miss that old POS that couldn't keep a constant temperature!). I joked that the brick wall was the only hurricane-proof part of our house.

I decided that I had had enough of watching for the morning, as I needed to get moved in to the Hunker Down Inn, and left our little house in the capable hands of Mike and Trent. By the end of the day, the house had become a shell of its former self- the kitchen is completely gutted and all of the carpet has been ripped out of the dining room, living room and hallway. I can't get over how much it echoes in there!

With only a couple hidden surprises brought to light without a covering of cabinets (including a pretty big structural crack), things appear to be rolling smoothly on. Seems like today's work went quickly, and with a little luck, there won't be too many more unexpected surprises.

Tomorrow promises more carpet pad removal, and I think the removal of the tile in the kitchen and den floors. Can't wait to see how that will look!

Until then, 5112 patiently awaits the next phase of its facelift.....

Kitchen After

Living Room After