Muchacho Polaco

Here is the tentative layout for the new house:

Last weekend Yun’s parents came up and together we continued the demolition process we started a couple weeks earlier. This time, however, we spent the entire day and nearly removed all of the drywall, the kitchen, and the bathrooms. Now the place looks like it was struck by a missle.

I have a rather lengthy list of upcoming tasks. Next on the list:

– remove all of the rubble
– remove all remaining interior walls
– remove non-load bearing framing
– pour cement to even out the floors
– frame new walls
– redo all electrical circuits/wiring/outlets
– install light fixtures
– redo all plumbing
– redo gas lines
– remove/replace hot water heater
– remove two exterior doors
– replace two other exterior doors
– move/replace windows
– install tile
– install new drywall
– texture and paint walls
– install kitchen
– install master and guest bath
– install new a/c system

There’s probably a lot more than I am missing – but this is the general plan at present.

We finally closed on our new house on Friday. So Saturday morning we woke early to head over and start some work. Fortunately the new house is only about 5 minutes from where we live now. I’ve mapped out a rough plan as to the steps I’d like to take to restore the house. The first steps are to cover all the windows and to begin tearing down walls in the main house – and this is what we did.

I only had time to take down one wall – the one that separates one of the bedrooms from the master bedroom. I haven’t removed any of the framing yet as I’d like some second opinions on which are the load bearing walls. I’ve found that removing the walls is much easier than I had anticipated. I suspect rebuilding them will be a different story.

I am hoping I can save the old framing wood to use in the new walls and save a bit in material costs. Most of it appears to be in good shape.

It felt really good to begin the restoration process. There is an incredible amount of it to do!