October 16, 2009: The day the old house came down
Today was the day. The house that I grew up in was torn down and what remained was burnt. It took about 30-40 minutes to take it down. It was still burning when I left. Now the landscaping begins. Will take awhile to get everything the way we want it.
For this afternoon and tomorrow the guys that tore the house down will be smoothing everything out – making it look better – getting rid of debris. Then in a week or two we will have someone come in and landscape around the house – put some plants in – plant a few new trees.
Not sure on the move in date. About the time I think we have that figure out it changes. It could be as late as the end of November. Right now it looks like the third or fourth week of November. Hopefully we can get in there before December. Hard to say. We have to get the wood floors finished – then sanded and sealed – then the cabinets go in – the library and the living room needs to be finished – then the appliances – then at the very end we will have someone come in and clean everything up.
It will be awhile.
Some photos from today – click photos for larger images
Dione standing next to our old house
Tony in front of the old house
Roxie working up on the third floor
Third floor – hardwood floors are almost down