And the walls come....

tumbling down......   Well, maybe it isn't that dramatic, but each day another wall or two, or at least the drywall,  disappears.  The loft just grew another 7 feet as the bathroom disappeared.  The tub/shower insert has proven to be a bit of a challenge - how do you get that thing lowered in one piece to the first floor so it can join its friends who are waiting outside to be picked up by a local recycling business?  And the walkway is now open!  What a difference!  More light!!  Yay!!!!!  Now to get the railing design wrapped up. The foundation is ready for the framing to begin!  Yahoo! 

Going, going......

Gone!  There goes the current upstairs bath - don't worry, there will be another down the hall.

And there goes the enclosure on the walkway.
It will soon be replaced with an "up-to-code" railing.

Getting ready for insulation and drywall.  We were going to try to keep
the existing drywall and retexture it, but all kinds of issues came up,
so bye-bye!

Now, how do you get this thing down the stairs in one piece?
Still to be determined!  (Four of us got it down through the opening
that came to be when we removed the fireplace.  I was downstairs helping -
man, that thing seemed big when it was overhead!)

It's "friends" are waiting outside in the rain to be picked up
by a local recycling business.

We decided Peter enjoys driving this way too much!  He's
always got a big smile on his face when he's at the controls!

Almost ready for the framing!  Yahoo!

Each night the site gets covered with hay and blue tarps!  Bellingham
has a strong anti-erosion program.