The best thing about demolition is the feeling of exhaustion and washing it away with beer at the end of the day (construction hours, so 4pm of course). Steve and I spent this past Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday getting our sawzall on. We made pretty good progress, with the help of Andrea, Geoff and Cheryl this weekend. I would say we downed about 90% of what needed to come down, pretty much everything below 8'. Rick Naughtin didn't show to do the work above that (and tried to ignore us on the street afterward).
Romy turned off the water and electricity on Monday, leaving us with some utility lights and outlets. We started with the back closet and worked our way forward. There were a few surprises along the way, to be expected. We grew very fond of the sledgehammer that Nina lent us. Andrea was a total Amazon with it. She took down her bedroom walls in no time (my former office.) She also kept us hopped up on coffee to make it through the day. Steve was an animal with the sledgehammer. He took down the storage room walls, made of terra cotta block with plaster, and the 5'-8' swath of the block wall at the front room.
The part about my job that i love the most is seeing the transformation of space. One of the main objectives for me was to connect the two arms of the space and allow for a more panoramic view. Those ideas were slowly visible as the walls came down. I can't wait for the carting crew to remove all the debris tomorrow so we can get a good look at the whole space!
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