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Raise the Roof! Part 2!

Raise the Roof! Part 2!

Can you believe that the roof is gone?!? My nerves were pretty shot after day 1. With the second section being so difficult to remove, I was hoping for an easy breezy day 2.  (If you didn’t read about day 1, check out this post. It’s pretty wild!) Day 2 The crane got to work bright and early. Being that we are not a “bright & early” family, by the time we rolled in to take a look at things,…

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Raise the Roof!

Raise the Roof!

With the brick off all the walls, second story windows out, and the interior non-load bearing walls removed, the house was ready to get a giant haircut.  It was time to take off the entire roof!  A crane arm greeted us as we drove to the acreage the morning demo was set to start. For the past two years, we’ve discussed plans for this house with people hundreds of times. Here’s how part of the conversation usually goes: Me: Yeah,…

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Removing brick, windows, and interior walls

Removing brick, windows, and interior walls

We are so excited for the progress that’s been happening on the house. After over two years of dreaming for things to start, here we are, right on the verge of taking off the second floor. Today we’re sharing the LAST STEP that needs to be done before that can happen…well, last 3 steps. Remove brick from front of house Take out second story windows Remove interior walls Removing Brick We tore down most of the brick in this post….

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Removing brick from the house

Removing brick from the house

Hey everyone! It wasn’t our intention to take such a long hiatus from the blog, but summer had us running this way and that. Aside from getting bank approval to begin construction, we’ve only had time to continue the yard cleanup and keep it mowed. That is until NOW! We are so excited to show you what’s been happening the last few weeks!   YES! THE. BRICK. IS. COMING. OFF!!   Our contractor, Matt, had angle iron hooks bolted onto…

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