Demolition day 1

We were super excited to get down to Denton and meet Dan today to start the walk-through and demolition. We knew we had a lot to get out of the house--and I think we were all pretty excited to tear out the living room wall/floor and really SEE what was in there.

The work started by marking a lot of the walls where things would be ripped out, then before I knew it, Scott, Scotty and Dennis were carrying out arms full of materials.

Dan got in on the act too--he went right at that wall before the guys even got their tools unloaded.

After things got rolling, Dan sent us to look at counter surfaces for the kitchen.

By the time we got back, the wall and floor had been opened up, the 80's golf course built-ins had been ripped out, and so had most of the carpet.

The surprise reveal though, was that there was a fully bricked fireplace, complete with log storage, behind those built ins--I couldn't believe it when mom texted me the picture!

After all the carpeting was out of both floors, the guys (now numbering 6-7) since lunch--went to town on the kitchen, removing soffitts, the island, the stage, and the laminate flooring, over particle board, over pine subflooring--but those guys did it with ease and with a smile on their faces.

It was a pretty amazing day. The house seemed to just open up--it SMELLED better, and the light and energy seemed to just come from everywhere. It was pretty cool I have to say and I'm so glad that mom and dad and E and I were there to join in first hand.