As I’m sure you’ve noticed the past two weeks have been dedicated to tearing apart my house.  So far we have taken the back bedroom, the kitchen and the back entry area all down to the studs.  With the help of a good friend (and another guy) the decrepit deck is now a thing of the past.  All of this destruction has overfilled one large dumpster to the point where I think I will need another one delivered this week.  The demo has provided some very nice surprises, most importantly the gain of about 14″ in ceiling hight in area just beyond the kitchen.

But really who am I kidding, the demo portion is the boring part of this whole process.  This week we get to start putting the house back together, and it’s going to be a busy one.  All week I have the plumber, electricians in to do their things.  Wednesday should be crazy, the glass block windows are being installed in the basement, the new windows in the kitchen will have the necessary framing done, and the drywall will start to be installed.  It may actually look like something that you could live in soon.

If all goes well, I think I am going to be refinishing the wood floors next weekend.  I’ve never done this but my friend Jay says he’s done it a few times and my neighbor said he and his brother could help too (his only payment needed is beer!!).  As things are laying out now, I may be able to move in next week, which would be a perfect birthday present.

Well I was going to leave you with some pictures of the process, but I forgot my camera this morning.  I’ll try to get some up tomorrow or maybe even tonight.  This picture is sort of what my house looks like right now.

My house... (note: this is not really my house)