Over two weekends and with the help of James and Kelly for one of them, we were able to make great progress prepping the room for construction. Demolition is a bittersweet process; the end of an era but making way for new beginnings. With everything that’s happened over the last couple years, it’s been hard to say goodbye, but I’m thrilled at the notion of going full steam into something new and exciting. I couldn’t have done this without my friends and I am so grateful! Here’s a few snapshots of our work sessions. (don’t worry, Kelly didn’t exert himself too much. He couldn’t resist pulling a few nails and re-routing electrical stuff. Old habits and whatnot.)
James rolling up the old carpet 
The original 1970s underlayment – old foam 
Kelly shows up to lend a hand 
Bruno does the looking on 
At lunch, we had both walls removed 
The wrecking crew 
Two weekends later I set out to remove the exterior wall 
Drywall and insulation removed 
Down to bare walls.
Next up is to remove the ceiling, clean the floors in this half of the room (the old underlayment and mastic residue must be removed) and then move everything stored in the old layout room into the middle of the basement so I can demolish the other outer walls in the old layout room and workshop. Onward!