More Demolition with family and friends

Today Saturday Feb 21st was a good day for those of the demolition persuasion.  The day started very will with the arrival of Simon who had volunteered for a day of torture.  We unloaded the already laden trailer of metal objects before we started to attack the upstairs rooms and landing.  We warmed up with the removal of several doors and frames, which did not want to give up easily.  I likened them to impacted wisdom teeth.  Simon and myself then then tackled the parquet flooring and the glued down carpet beneath.  Now if anyone out there can offer tips to easily remove carpet that has been glued down, then Simon and myself would like to know the secret.  The energy that we expended was apparent as we steamed like burley rugby players on a winters day.  Having removed the carpet in one room we broke for lunch, and were joined after lunch by Reggie and Benny.  Reggie was not content with scraping paper off the wall so she took to demolishing the remaining wall to be demolished.  She was very surprised to make such an impact, but we all know that she is a power frau.  Benny attacked the upstairs bathroom, reducing the wall to rubble and removing wall tiles.  Simon not to be outdone, then attacked the the stairwell with gusto.  I managed to remove the false ceiling in the bathroom towards the close of day revealing a lovely big wasps nest.  In summary.  A great day.  It is just amazing how much you can achieve when family and friends pitch in.  Thanks go to Simon and Benny.  

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Just a quick update.  No work this past week plus as a severe bout of bronchitis has put paid to any physical work.  This has not stopped the planning phase which is moving forward.  We met with the architect (who is impressing us) on Friday eve, and we discussed refinements to the plan.  

We have decided to locate the laundry into the cellar, which means a journey outside, and down some stairs.  This will require us to build an addition to the rear of the house to cover the journey.  This will then enable us to have a more luxurious guest room.

I now have a complete list of tasks to complete, before building begins in April.  This is essentially more demolition.

Reggie has been busy buying appliances for the kitchen.  We only require an extractor hood and an induction cook top, and we will be complete.  We have opted for a double drawer dishwasher which should be interesting.

On the logistics front, we have been informed that we can hook up the house heating system to the community network.  This is essentially a network of hot water pipes that run under the village.  This will cut down on expense and ensure we have a small unit in the house to feed the under floor heating.

We have also been told that we need to build a new sewer connection, which is a negative on one hand, but will ensure us problem free flushes in future.