Demolition Weekend

This weekend we tore out the carpet from upstairs, as well as the plaster walls and insulation from the upstairs closets. We made one heck of a mess and will be sure to sleep well tonight. We also found some interesting things beneath the walls of our house—one was a piece of old newspaper stuck in the plaster that had to be from the early 1900's—I couldn't find a date but in the crumpled mess was an ad for a new house—the price? $14,875.

We also found an old breaker box from the knob and tube wiring behind a board in the closet:


Nick removing carpet:


Nick and Brian removing carpet from closet #1:


That same closet, with shelving removed and the pink painted floor revealed:


The same closet again, with the drywall removed:


The lovely blue-painted floor in the 2nd bedroom:


Most of the carpet that we removed from upstairs:


The huge mess of drywall, plaster, lathe, insulation and general grime that now resides in our garage: