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November 29, 2005
Remodeling isn't for the impatient
I haven't got nearly as much done as I'd have liked, mainly due to the fact that the weekend was primarily a lost cause. However, things are slowly moving forward. Over the last two days I've installed six blinds, two shut off valves, hacked out a whole bunch of pipe, installed some pipe strapping, and pulled out most of the cable for the previous owner's short wave radio antenna. And those are just the little projects.
In the big picture, the last of the flooring in the laundry room has been removed, resulting in a rather large (and messy) pile of material that has to be sorted through in order to determine what is and what is not salvagable. I've also removed all of the rotten subfloor, leaving a gaping hole into the basement. The edges of the remaining subfloor have been shored up, I've installed a new (treated) floor joist underneath where the washer & dryer will go, and have one cut and ready for installation tommorrow morning, just to give me a bit more to work with when I install the new subfloor.
Only one layer left . . .
The gaping hole
I've created a very large mess, which will definitely necessiate a trip to the dump tomorrow. I'm also shocked that we didn't manage to fall through the floor, because the rot was very extensive in places. Thankfully, none of the joists were affected, but it was still a big mess. Tomorrow I'm planning on laying the new subfloor, then cleaning up the house, and taking at least one trip to the dump. Trent's coming over in the afternoon to help rewire the laundry room, which means that I should be ready to drywall on Thursday. At least now we're at the point where we can start putting things back together.
Posted by plainstext at November 29, 2005 11:01 PM
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