Let the Demo Begin!

Today is the day that things start to get rolling. The very first demolition activity is to take a huge dying tree down. About half the tree has been dead since we moved in and, frankly, I'm amazing it hasn't fallen on our (or our neighbor's) house yet. So today he comes down (we will be planting many more in his place after construction). We're going to chip up as much as we can to use for mulch in the "tree farm" area of our back yard where we have planting a bunch of saplings and random others things to establish themselves before placing them in another part of the yard.

Monday is when the real fun begins though. That's when they'll start taking the HOUSE down. And according to Justin, the contractor, that should only take about 3-4 days. By the end of next week our house will be half as big as it is now. Then they will have a surveyor stake out where the new foundation will be and they'll begin to excavate. That should take about 3 days. Next comes the foundation, which should be poured and finished within a week. After that, the framing begins.

It's all becoming very real and exciting. Justin says they're on schedule to complete the project within 3-4 months. I'm putting this down on the blog as evidence, because you and I both know we should expect more like 6 months. I haven't met a person yet who has been through a renovation that has been completed on time. Nonetheless, it's great to have things rolling because at least now the end is in sight!