Week one done.
Firstly, the mini-kitchen set up in the dining room is going really well, very functional. Having a full fridge, stove and laundry sink is great, much better than the toaster oven/hot plate system we thought we'd have. I was semi-excited to live off Yangzee spring rolls and cereal for two months, but I know this is better. I think.... This was a week of demo! I can't believe how quickly Marc and his son took it all down. Very few surprises, which was a great relief. Asbestos analysis came back negative (phewph!). Ends up the brick chimney is not in good enough shape to be an 'exposed' feature - but if that is the worst of it, it's fine. I might install a brick veneer on it instead, not sure. It was fun to see the years of flooring and (hideous) tiles in the kitchen over the years. They found a few old newspapers in the wall from May 1990 - so assume that was when the second addition was done. They also found the old house numbers underneath the drywall in the walls of the bath- I'm going to try to salvage it. I think the next big job is the wall coming down! It has been a bit dusty so far but not crazy - I think that temporary wall was such an awesome idea! Onward!
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