PeteW Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 so for the past week i have had to demo this old 1890s kitchen alone, it wouldn't have been too bad if all the walls weren't lath and wire plaster and if there weren't two ceilings, the new one on top of the old, plus the hidden live knob and tube in the ceiling that i almost hit with my saw (thank god for a flashlight and pen tester). however the before and after pictures are pretty cool i think. if anyone else has some cool before and after pictures please share! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Wow, you got lucky with that wire! Demo is fun yet a pain at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Looks good demo is always fun even if you almost shock yourself, breath in some nasty shit and get fucking dirty even when your tired after it feels great getting rid of the old then once it all starts coming togerher the feeling gets betterSent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 A lot of work done there Pete and thank god U didn't hit that live knob man!One never know what lurks behind the walls man when I renovated my grandparents living room a few years ago which I shoulve taken pics cus it came out badass;) we found all kinds of old pipes that weren't connected to anything just in there we thought we had broke some pipes but they were forgotten or something heck I was hanging some pics for them a couple monthes ago and when I went to hammer a nail in the nail just bounces back out its so wierd I even took a longer nail and hit it hard with my hammer and it just ba ounces back its so weird my gramps Said to just leave it alone but I'm still curious to WHATS behing there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteW Posted June 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 thanks guys, ya demo is definitely not my favorite thing especially when it's like this job. Bigmikez your right its crazy the stuff you find in these homes, the basement of this house has 15 rooms, they use to store coal down there for the old boiler. every time i'm down there i feel like i am in the Shining or Silence of the Lambs, those twin girls are gunna be around a corner and scare the shit out of me. this is one of those jobs i stand back and say man i am happy this isnt my home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Awesome work Pete! Glad you don't get an Afro dude. I had one. It was the eighties.....so long ago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_dave Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Nice job! demo is not fun at all in the old houses, but its gotta be done! I am doing a reno in a house of a similar vintage. lots of work, but so worth it. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteW Posted June 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Nice job! demo is not fun at all in the old houses, but its gotta be done! I am doing a reno in a house of a similar vintage. lots of work, but so worth it. Keep it up!sweet do you have any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Nice job Pete, it's always nice when you get back to that blank slate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteW Posted June 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Nice job Pete, it's always nice when you get back to that blank slate.thanks! ain't that the truth! but sometimes its just too much work to get to that blank slate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 That's right, sometimes it's nice to finish the rip out because it's almost smooth sailing from there. You can actually see exactly what you have to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteW Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 so since the last picture i have ripped out the subfloor and demoed the brick walls and tore down a two by six wall. and the new steel goes in tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteW Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 and cut out and reframed the back stair way, along with ripped of the roof to the porch area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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