We handed over our keys to our contractor on January 8. Since then, we've obsessively driven by/stopped by our house pretty religiously. We've seen the entire demo process (it's completely different from demo days on TV). We've seen the important (but boring) work of laying down the proper foundation. Right now, I'm just waiting for framing to be done so we can FINALLY see the skeleton of what our future house will look like. I keep telling myself that although the process is tedious (and I have wanted to kill someone every once in a while), it'll all be worth it when we move back home.
One last picture in front of our house till it's not ours for the next year
Everything was taken apart from the inside out
Remnants of our fireplace
Walls slowly being stripped away
Char dancing through our former living room
Almost bare... roof = gone
Our (dead) front lawn and (disgusting) driveway... destroyed!
Destroying everything bit by bit
Our cheap and not-so-functional roof... gone!
This lot will become something beautiful in a few months
And there you have it... our former house
Lots of digging for the foundation work
This house lived a good life for the past five years. However, as time went on, more and more things were coming apart. Our biggest pet peeve were the unleveled floors. A Hot Wheel car can easily slide towards the backyard without any pushing. With our new solid foundation, we will no longer have this problem.
Containing the children while I look at house stuff
How the entire family is entered while I look at house stuff
I'm still crossing my fingers that we can move back home just in time for the holidays.
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