And now I really come to see, that life would be so much better, once you’re gone. (Lyrics from N’Sync’s Bye Bye Bye) Demolition is basically complete. There is a little bit of the foundation left that we’re hoping can be broken up by the guy coming to take out the septic tank this comingContinue reading “Bye, Bye, Bye!”
Category Archives: Demolition
More Demolition
The house is coming down, slowly but surely. Well, not that slowly, but more controlled than when we drove the tractor into the eastern side. This week we got down the remaining roof and all the upstairs walls. Since the bin is gone we’re simply loading up our trailer (not the one we’re living in)Continue reading “More Demolition”
Off With The Roof!
And some walls too! The week consisted of gutting the inside of the upper floor, taking off the paneling, getting out the insulation, taking down the walls, etc. Most of the debris ended up in the bin, but we sorted out the reusable wood to make another temporary structure for living comfort while the buildingContinue reading “Off With The Roof!”
Let There Be Light
If we had known tearing down the covered porch would’ve made this much difference we would’ve done it a lot sooner. When we first bought the house it had the deck that came down ages ago, almost right away I believe since it was rotting, and it had the covered porch area by the slidingContinue reading “Let There Be Light”
The Chimney Is Now Gone!!
Originally posted in 2021-07-25 Well, it’s torn apart. All the rocks and concrete that made the chimney are still there. This week we tore down the last part that was standing from the east side of the house. We got the chimney down to the concrete base, which we think we need to rent aContinue reading “The Chimney Is Now Gone!!”
Results of Some Clean-up
Originally posted on 2021-06-13 As we’ve mentioned previously, we’ve been doing clean-up for the last few weeks and it’s made a huge difference in the property. Most of the debris from tearing down the house is now in a single pile or has been taken to the dump. The way between the door and theContinue reading “Results of Some Clean-up”
Teaching Tractor Safety
Originally posted on 2021-05-23 The little one was on the tractor today, learning how to properly use it. This isn’t the first time she’s been on the tractor and it isn’t even the first time that she’s handled the backhoe, but we like to get her on there and to learn how to properly useContinue reading “Teaching Tractor Safety”
Out With The Old…
Originally posted on 2021-05-16 This week was a bunch of clean-up again, but before I talk about the work there is a bit of family life I would like to share. One blessing we have with the at-home online learning is the private trails right by our house that we can walk on and notContinue reading “Out With The Old…”
It’s Magic!
Originally posted on 2021-01-31 The bin and all its contents disappeared! Obviously, it’s not really magic and it didn’t actually just disappear as we were home when they came and picked it up. In fact, we were still tossing in some last-minute items when they arrived. The bin was mostly full, but we reached aContinue reading “It’s Magic!”
Learning From What We’ve Done
Originally posted on 2021-01-24 Now that we’ve torn down the first part of the house and are working on cleanup we’ve decided that we’re going to be tearing down the other part of the house a little differently. We had thought that using the tractor to tear down the house was a really good ideaContinue reading “Learning From What We’ve Done”
Huron The Lake 