Today we finished our Trinity salvage project. This is the house when we first arrived on day one: Front view from street - Pre demo View from side street - Pre demo All that remains is a concrete slab and two large piles of debris that ... continue reading...
Two days and we’re DONE!
We are running a little behind schedule because of the rain, but the house continues to come down very quickly. We expect to be done with this project by Tuesday afternoon. It's been an amazing experience, and we've reclaimed several tons of old ... continue reading...
Photos tell the story
In the last several days, from one hour to the next, the house changed in a significant way. I'll let the photos tell the story. ... continue reading...
BIG day today at our old home salvage project
It was a big milestone day at our old home salvage project. We spent the morning removing the rest of the roofing shingles and underlying decking. FINALLY! Yay! Then, we started the fun process of removing roof rafters and walls. The house ... continue reading...
Diary of our old home salvage project
Saturday, October 6th For half of the day, we focused on removing floors and floor joists in one room. Then, we briefly started on a second room. We didn't get far before realizing that the floors and floor joists provide much of the structural ... continue reading...
Our lumber barn project
We knew when we started the old home salvage business that we would quickly run out of storage space for all of the materials we would bring home. We contracted with a local welding company to build us a 20' deep x 30' wide lumber barn. We ... continue reading...