Demo work begins - The bathrooms - 8-6-06

On the 6th of August I kicked it into high gear. I began by demoing both bathrooms upstairs. It was pretty nasty work, especially the guest bathroom that had been a kitchen. I swear that the people that lived here must have cooked fried chicken EVERY night. Everything was coated with years of grease. I tore out all the cabinets and about 4 layers of linoleum. the wood floors are nice wide plank pine, I'd really like to be able to keep them but I dont think it will be possible. there is a slight slope to the floor that I'll need to shim up first. I'm afraid that the floor boards will shatter when I try to take them up



Next came the master bathroom demo. first I removed the closet that was added at one point. Then came the linoleum. There were about 6 layers of linoleum on the floor. You can actually tell the decade from the design, the first layer was 80's, then 50's, 30's then some that were indistinguishable.


Once all the linoleum was out it was pretty obvious that the flooring was shot, so it had to come out.

Then I tore out all the old cast iron plumbing in preperation for the new cpvc that the plumbers put in.

I then moved downstairs to the bathroom in what will become our kitchen. I dont know about you but a bathroom in a kitchen doesnt sound too appetizing to me... so it's coming out. the inside walls will be removed and the remaining space will become a breakfast nook.