Waiting to demo....still....

Still waiting to tear down the house. Maybe I can just call on the Decepticons..

Still waiting.

Our demo subcontractor is now officially 4 days behind schedule.  In the meantime, we showed Layla what the house looked like inside.  She said "Papa, the floor is broken.  Fix it!"

Keepsakes and subcontractors

We've been out of the house for 3 weeks now. It took 2 weeks to remove the asbestos, for the city to disconnect our power, and another week because our demo subcontractor's truck broke down. At the rate we're going, our 7 month time frame will have gone up to 12... Salvaged door

Note to our mailman

Past residents of 1323

A collage of past residents of 1323 in chronological order. My Dad and his sister Auntie JoJo - 1950's-1970's Matt and Sander (w/ Sander's brother and sister Merith and Preston) - 2004-2008 Myself, Gemma, and Layla - 2009-2013 Brian and Mom Elma (in the basement) - 2009-2013

All the folks who have called this place home and have worked to keep it standing over the years.

Salvage

We spent another weekend salvaging various odds and ends from the 107 year old house. Some of the things we are going to reuse are: - 300 sq/ft of original fir flooring - original door hardware - some doors to make a nice outdoor table or bedframe - cabinets While my Dad and I were tearing things out, Gemma harvested our cascade hops! Since we filled a 200 sq/ft storage space, we had to dip into my parents upstairs for storage space.