~ flipNdesign ~: Day 1 & 2 of Demo/Framing/Build

On to FRAMING!

Six framing guys came at 6:00 am on Monday morning (first days of working on the house NOT on a weekend!) We had to scramble to get a few things set up for them as it worked out that they were going to come sooner than we thought they could. The dumpster, for one, needed to be replaced, since A LOT of demo was about to happen. Four exterior walls, to be exact, were to come down! Pretty much the whole back half of the house. We needed to install a Don's John, since up until now, we had brought Mom & Dad's RV for the occasion. We needed beaucoup lumber, which ended up getting delivered on Saturday, thank goodness. Dad was the only one that could be on site during the day this week. Alas alack, Gabe must work far far away, and I must stay by his side....especially since today is our two year anniversary!!! :D We might be able to make a mid-week curiosity run tomorrow, but for now, we must stay put....I must say, this is very hard for me!! It's a long drive and we have to be wise. But enough chitter chatter and on with the pictures!!!

Remember this (from Day 30)??

Now this:

Remember this (from before we bought the house, in December 2011)?:

Now this:

Notice the I-beam has already been hung!

Remember this (also from before we officially bought the house)?:

Now this:

Remember this?

Now this:

We are basically removing the whole back half of the house and keeping the main (1890's built) part of the home. The subsequent additions to the home (off the back of the house) are the ones that are going.

So that was Day 1.

Here is what we have of Day 2 as of noon today: