Wednesday was a very busy day.  First Ryan did a bunch of cleanup/moving stuff to prepare for demo (out on the roof mostly).  Then after lunch he started the actual demo with a break for dinner.  After the little one was in bed he finished the last 2 walls and I helped with the cleanup of that and all the lathe that was out in the driveway (thrown off the roof).  By 9:30 we had the wood all in the dumpster and Ryan has all the plaster bagged and on the roof/in the room ready to get thrown off the roof into the truck (and driven to the dumpster) later. (Truck was in NY at the moment).

After demo!

I think the negative air machine worked well, it really helped keep the dust from escaping throughout the upstairs (man i hate demo dust!).

While Ryan did demo our contractor was here and he finished the crown molding in the livingroom (which is now our bedroom)!  Only the front hall and the diningroom left to get crown!

Crown installed!

The rest of the crown

Today started with driveway cleanup (sweeping for nails from last night), then cleaning off the porch.  Next Ryan took off the railings and finally started the porch demo (pulling up the decking).  By 4pm Mark (his dad) was here with the new railings and they are out there now getting a start on the porch project!  I’m so excited about this one!  (I guess i’m excited about all projects but I am looking forward to enjoying the new deck for a bit before we leave!)

Railings gone – this was before the deck was pulled up

I’ll have porch updates this weekend for sure!  I am hoping to get some weekend time (naps) to work on the demo cleanup (vacuum out ceilings etc) and getting some electrical/lights installed in our empty rooms so we can work after bedtime too.  Those rooms just need to be prepped for insulation and sheetrock and electrical has to be finished.  A full week to go still (although admittedly ryan will need a couple days off too!)