Wow. What a day of demolition progress. As soon as Simon arrived we loaded up yet another trailer load of wood (remind me never to live in Sweden), and offloaded that at geminde wood store. We then proceeded to work from the top of the house down, completing rooms as we went. We started in the upstairs bathroom, which needed tiles and the ceiling frame removing. My theory of tiles still holds true (look at the last post). We took it in turns with the jack hammer, as this really does cause pain and discomfort after a few minutes. We had quite some debris to remove from upstairs, but with a new skip in place we proceeded to remove this with the aid of a wheelbarrow and brute strength. By lunchtime we had completed most of the upstairs tasks including sweeping which is a good sign. After a sandwich lunch (which proved a challenge to consume) we started on cleaning up the downstairs rooms. Debris found its way to the skip. We then started to remove the floorboards from the lounge room. A new concrete slab will be poured in here, and we where interested to find out what lay beneath. Once a few boards were removed it became apparent that a cinder floor with what can only described as railway sleeper sized beam lay beneath. These beams are in excellent condition, (I say are, because they are still in place). We removed over half the floor and then decided to load the trailer again just to create a day of equilibrium. After a quick shower, we headed off to the village restaurant for a Cordon Bleau. It is always nice to order it with friends, as Reggie gets to say `We have Cordon Bleau, and England have Gordon Brown`. On that happy note, thanks to Simon, Reggie and Raphael. The end to the demolition is in sight.
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