The debris

Before we can move into our "new" home, there is some work that needs to be done. We'd like to have the upstairs bathroom finished so as to not have to use the downstairs shower, which is leaking onto the floor joists in the basement.

That means that the past week has been demolition time. The pictures are on Mike's camera, which may be buried in the rubble.

We started by popping the ceramic tile off of the shower enclosure. Our first discovery: the plaster behind the tile was damp and rotten in places, with some mold sprinkled throughout. So we decided to take out the plaster.

Being new to this whole thing, we then discovered lath. So we started taking that out. Lo and behold, someone in 1951 thought newspaper would make a terrific insulator. So they stuffed the bathroom wall full of it. So that came out.

We then made the decision to take the whole room down to the studs and start over with water-resistant sheetrock. So the walls are coming out.

Not including the tub, we're probably just over halfway done with the demo work. The toilet is currently hanging out in the upstairs kitchen. The sink is in what will be our office.

We need to order a dumpster for our debris before we can remove the tub. I'll try to post pictures of the debris and demolition results soon--as soon as I find the camera. It's a little messy upstairs right now.