Days 11, 12 and 13: The End of the Garage

The crew got busy on Saturday, and we met our plumber for the first time. I think the plumber was expecting a much easier job; but there's a lot to do in terms of moving gas lines, moving the hot water heater (which is now temporarily on the side of the house), rerouting water lines to the garage, etc. Not to mention the task of bringing in plumbing to the new master bathroom. But that's why we're paying the big bucks.

The big news, however, was the official demolition of the garage. Just three years old, our garage was problematic in its short life: A leaky roof, and mold in the corners. Hopefully our guys will build it much better than the contractor for the con artist who sold us our house. (Bitter? OK, maybe a tad.) We kept one wall of the garage up, in case the city decided to get cruel: There's an outside chance that we'd have to move the garage inward (an impossible task) if we completely demolished it. Hence the lone wall:





Now, the view from the side, as more digging has taken place... and more pipes have been sliced out: