Tear Down 2 Build Up #2

2nd week of house re-build. The house has been gutted down and we are now waiting on the cleaning company to soda blast the innards (just like sand blasting, but with baking soda). It will remove the remaining traces of smoke smell. Next we'll seal the frame so that if there's residual smoke lingering it won't be noticeable.

Climbing the walls where the basement stairs used to be.

The new sill.

Feche-boy looking up into what used to be the kitchen, from the basement.

The living room, stripped down to it's undergarments.

Another shot of the living room.

From the dining room, looking across the kitchen and into the basement. Our very own house cut-away.

From the dining room- you can see into the living room on the left and across the kitchen on the right. We are going to leave the wall open between the dining room and kitchen so it will really be an open floor plan.

Looking from the front door across to the dining room.

Once the blasting and sealing are done they'll put in new insulation and windows. Most of the window framing is already stripped and finished and windows are ordered. We still have design decisions to make regarding the 2nd floor and kitchen. Our contractor is not wasting any time and, despite the 15' drifts outside they are cookin' on the inside.