Basement Clearing & Demo begins

The good news about the Sewer incident is that we’ve already made great strides in clearing out the basement preparing for the Project. The bad news was that most of the items stashed there were RUINED and taken to the dump. Ok, I’ll be honest. Most of the items stashed there were ruined back in December, and we dumped them in our driveway and just did the dump run last week. Pity our neighbors.

In order to get the new ductwork in, we have to completely demo the existing basement ceiling, which is covered in this tongue-in-groove flooring material. Miscellaneous other built-ins, like this white cabinet, also need to be removed. While basement built-ins are theoretically a good idea, the quality is sadly lacking, and the first several inches have been contaminated during our recent Spate of Bad Luck.

Demo Tools: hammer, rubber mallet, crowbar, reciprocating saw, gloves, mask, googles, brute force.