Wednesday, May 21, 2008

iron street: demolition

since we got the keys to the new house last week, aaron has wasted no time moving ahead with projects. a lot of what he's been busy with has been logistical--planning, meeting with planners at city hall, ordering supplies, etc. but now that those things are getting settled he can start doing the fun stuff--demolition! the house is currently full of piles of yuck: the old tub, toilet and sink, the old kitchen cabinets, and random other walls, doors, fixtures, etc. that are waiting to be thrown into the dumpster. in his tearing things apart, aaron discovered these cool layers of arts-and-crafts style wallpaper. he said he also discovered a happy meal toy from about ten years ago.

yesterday's demolition was the chimney, which is no longer in use and which was falling apart. aaron, patrick and kevin climbed up into the attic and threw bricks down to the ground. aaron later stacked all the bricks under the back porch to save for a patio.

the ascension.

and looking cool. ("look cool!" i said to the guys as i prepared to snap their picture. "how would that be different from normal?" kevin asked.)

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