One of my favorite parts of renovating a house is Demo day. The first day that we get to go in there with a sledge hammer, razor blade and screw driver and start knocking down drywall, pulling up carpet, and taking down cabinets. This part is fun. This is the easy part (unless you are trying to save the cabinets, then it's not as much fun...ask my husband). This is the first step of the renovation where the house begins to slowly transform from someone else's home, into ours.
In the first week, we ripped up the carpet. This house was FULL of carpet. And when I say carpet, I'm not talking about the thinner, lower cut carpet you see a lot of today. No, I'm talking about shag carpet. If you have ever tried to cut shag carpet with a razor blade, then you will understand. This stuff is about 2 inches thick. Okay, maybe not that thick, but it sure seems that way. And once rolled up, it weighs a ton. (and that is not an exaggeration) Also during the first week, the kids and I starting pulling down wall paper. Once again, LOTS of wallpaper. The ceiling in the kitchen was covered in wallpaper. Most of it came off in full sheets. The kids had a blast pulling it down. (free labor)
In the second week, we started tearing down walls. We are taking out two of the kitchen walls and part of the wall separating the front living room and the back living room. In order to tear these walls down, we had to move appliances and cabinets. The original plan was to save the cabinets and use some for ourselves and sell the rest. The plan was going smoothly until it came time to take down the upper cabinets. Lets just say, there are no more upper cabinets to speak of. (the sledge hammer came in handy here) We ripped down the drywall, opening up the kitchen to the living room, making the house feel so much bigger.
So far, so good. I am just very happy not to be living in the mess this time. (We are living in a totally different kind of mess)
You and your family are amazing!
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