We realized that Mike would be delighted and we would save lots of money if Mike did all the demolition work for us. We learned that contractors have to suit up in Tyvek and do a lot of fancy-pansy stuff if there is lead paint or asbestos in anything they are tearing out, but the homeowner can do it without the restrictions. Mike has been a one-man-demo-show. He takes pride in his work and cleans up meticulously after every project. I could barely keep up with the before-and-after photos. Four months and six roll-off dumpsters later, Mike had the house ready for the builder to start working his magic with our architect's plans.
Here is a SHORT LIST of Mike's Demolition Projects:
-Kitchen demolition (with exception of cabinets original to the house)
-Remove junk & appliances left in the house
-Demo both bathrooms (nothing worthy of saving except claw foot tub - more on that later)
-Remove all old wood from basement (down to the brick exterior walls and supports)
-Remove all asbestos from basement pipes (don't worry, he wore a respirator)
-Remove all old insulation
-Remove old wiring and phone lines
-Remove all old pipes
-Break out old sewer line
-Break out concrete in one of third of basement floor
-Clear debris from the fireplaces and chimneys
-Tear off roof & windows that were added to the side balcony (restoring original look)
-Demo closet at top of basement stairs (making storage space more useful)
-Demo wall between master bedroom and guest closets (to create one large closet)
If this does not sound like a tremendous amount of work, take a look at the process with photographs in a slide show. Use the link below, SELECT ALL the photos in the HOUSE DEMO album and click on SLIDESHOW.
To see the shared pictures Karen Blanc shared with you, simply follow this link:http://www.cmphotocenter.com/photos/share.php?code=KjopOmHCGpwwwXislwQ1HFtGN_mGoZ4Z
Mike has been a busy boy and he gets absolutely excited whenever he gets to work on our house project. It is amazing... he never tires of it. Lucky for us.
Removing all the lead paint and asbestos is such a complicated job. How were you all able to dispose of this? This is the very reason I would not touch anything built prior to 1978. My hat is off to you!
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