But Wait... There's More!

I was a little shocked by what the house looked like with no drywall. Rather than looking larger because it was now empty, the dark redwood siding made it look miniscule, and the spiderwebs and mold did nothing to alleviate the “haunted house” feeling. Well, we supposed that there was really no turning back now. Though most of the interior could not be salvaged, we had originally intended to refinish the Doug Fir floor. However, it soon became apparent that there was just too much dryrot, so we added “replace flooring” to our constantly-growing “To Do” List. Ever optimistic (and naïve), we reasoned that now we would have easier access to the plumbing and would also be able to insulate the floor. The “house” was seeming more and more like a shell of a house, and the project was starting to seem a little extreme for amateurs.