The final (inside) kitchen demo

things you discover behind walls...

Just when it appears we had accomplished so much with demo...there were still the floors to pull up. With less energy on Sunday, and Nico demoing solo, the progress taking out the floor was slow going. We had found some really crazy stuff under those torn-down walls
...taped wires, roof held up by a few inches of wood, and other interesting carpentry...




 I worked to keep his energies high with assistance and good food and music. Inspired by the hypnobirthing attitude in which we're immersed, I even tried affirmations:

vision of complete demo

You are strong and determined to accomplish this task.

Your hands are healthy and  pink and your lungs are clear and free of debris of unknown toxicity. 

You were very wise to do this backbreaking work on the weekend in lieu of kayaking or relaxing (or getting a presentation ready for work) to save our meager budget. 

You are amazing.

Needless to say, we were both grateful to have a strong team of ...all climbers, actually...join us for the final tasks of inside kitchen demo on Monday night.

view of Patrick demoing floors in kitchen from living room

[come back to see video that doesn't seem to upload now...]

Danielle's climbing skills pay off, removing nails from walls...

Patrick removing the last piece of floor (and a bit of subfloor...) with gusto and Peter ...a gusto that Nico had since used up after 2 full days...

Peter, Patrick, and Danielle takin' us to the finish line!

All in time for Rising Sun Construction to start tearing down the exterior walls - and rebuilding them with SIPS from SIP school!