Saturday, 9th January 2010
It was all systems go on Saturday. We arrived at the house at around 9am and Matt immediately started moving furniture. Kate, Heath and the kids arrived at around 11am and within 10 minutes Heath was tearing down the partition in the back room with his chain saw. I later found out both he and Matt had ripped down the partition minus goggles or any other type of safety equipment. Not good, but oh so typical and I'm glad I found out afterwards.
I stocked up on food and drink supplies; tea, biscuits, bread, cheese, ham, crisps and went back several times for buckets, sponges, wallpaper scrapers, face masks and other bits. Luckily the high street has everything we need, including a very cheap hardware store.
Guy arrived at around 11.30 and got stuck in to removing carpets, including the rather grim one in the toilet. I reminded him that two very old people had been living in the house and that only means one thing as far as carpets and toilets are concerned.
Ben and Libby were great babysitters. We left the thre of them in the front room with lots of toys and they amused themselves all day. David managed to sleep for over two hours despite the noise and chaos happening in the house.
Progress made
Back bedroom: carpet removed, partition removed, built in wardrobe removed, wallpaper stripped. We discovered the doors have been covered with plywood and underneath the original 30s oak door panels remain. Not a bad discovery.
Bathroom: carpet removed
Toilet: carpet removed
Front bedroom: carpet removed
Small bedroom: carpet removed
Hallway: carpet removed and stairs David proofed
Kitchen: false ceiling removed, space made for washing machine
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