Winding Stair

 

Winding stair from Rec. Room to Rec. Room loft after the roof had been removed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We couldn’t find a buyer so we donated the stair to the ReStore.

 

 

 

DIY “To Do” List (3/23/12)

“To Do” List from 3/23/12:

– inventory scrap metal

[not so much an “inventory” but a sorting of light steel, copper pipe, copper wire, and aluminum so each could be taken to the appropriate weigh station at Gershow Recycling http://www.gershow.com/ ]

– clean & sort high-hats (remove wires)

[there were three types of high hats: ‘insulated’ (IC), ‘open’ (non-IC), and CUL (rated for damp locations); the “wires” refer to Romex (actually any non-metallic) of the circuit from which the light was cut]

– remove outside lights from bldg.

– photo & measure windows & doors being donated; send email to ReStore for pick-up approval

[Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore donation procedure for pick-up requires pics and details (dimensions) emailed to the coordinator for approval and pick-up appt. http://www.habitat.org/restores ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[none of the existing windows & doors were kept as they were all vinyl and the lower end stuff (ie. molded, hollow core doors)]

 

 

 

 

 

– clean deck lumber of nails, sort, re-stack

[during demolition I set aside particularly nice, long pieces that would be difficult to buy new and transport in a Toyota RAV4; if I could, I would have stacked nearly all the CJs and rafters; “deck” is a characterization indicating 2x8s or larger]

– wind-up & bag scrap wire

[as I removed the old electrical wire (BX & Romex) I’d toss it into a garbage can for later stripping and sorting; altogether around 8 x 35 gal. cans worth were scrapped]

– sort removed switches, lights, receptacles, etc. & box-up

[originally, I thought these would be reused or donated but, in the end, they were tossed because ‘new’ aren’t expensive and ‘used’, I learned, could be damaged and could be a hazard]

– assemble carport & tarp for additional storage of window delivery

[we placed the window orders before knowing about the delay from the additional footings and the subsequent rescheduling of the demolition; we didn’t think we’d have a ‘safe’ room before delivery so were going to put them in a temp carport]

– drop PC ceiling & clean-up debris

[“drop”= standing on the ceiling joists (CJs) and using a push-broom to knock the ceiling drywall down (it’s a thrill to do); “PC” = the bedroom we used as a home office where the computer was kept (later to be the kitchen)]

– remove carpeting from bedroom & drop ceiling

– remove rec. room drywall

– remove bathroom vanity

– remove drywall in basement along all plumbing & electrical runs

[the following pics taken from same direction]

 

 

 

 

 

 

– remove exterior siding from PC room wall that’s being removed

– tarp & plastic in prep. of weekend rain

[rain was expected and there were a lot of materials in the yard to cover; I also wanted to tarp things “inside” just in case the house tarp leaked…which it did]

– clear basement of wood so water can be swept to drain

[I don’t remember what wood was in the basement; maybe it was the base molding, from all the rooms, we would be replacing (it was finger-jointed pine painted white)]