Demo Phase

While the renters removed a majority of the contents of the house, there were layers to be removed before we could begin to peel back the underbelly.  With the amount of debris inside the house, Greg had not been able to fully grasp how bad things were structurally.  The kitchen appeared to be the worst floor in the house.  Our first trip to the landfill was rugs, linoleum, and others materials that had been used to hold the rotten sub-floor in place.  And while Greg had promised me that nothing could be revealed he could not handle, it still ended up being much worse than expected.

Some of the special items found at the first was a 1960's Portable Singer sewing machine. I have always valued the quality stitch that the metal machines make.  I have it in my favorite sewing repair shop as I write this hoping to use it in the future for quilting.  In cleaning out, Greg and I began to wonder how we could make a place acceptable for us to stay while we work through the phases of repair.  We decided the front room was in the best shape and cold be cleaned up the best.

The walls were roughly mudded and dirty.  We began by washing them down with ammonia and then sealed them with flat white paint.  Greg used a paint sprayer and it took 5 gallons of paint to fully cover.  Its like the walls drank in the paint, but I felt I could throw a wall to wall rug down and make it for a time.  Now, how to set up our small dorm room.