The Shack That Almost Wasn't (Part 2)
When we last met we just got done purchasing this shack by the lake. We knew it was a huge project, some would say monumental, so we wasted no time getting started. We rented a dumpster, and then another dumpster, and with the help of Scott's parents (and sometimes our 7 and 5 year old daughters), we immediately started DEMO DAY! Or if we are being factual, DEMO WEEKS! We hauled out 6,000 pounds of trash that was left behind. We pulled out cat urine soaked carpet. We tore out an entire house of drywall, fixtures, flooring, everything that makes a house a home. By the time we were done, we were down to floor joists, studs, a roof, and some mice carcasses. Oh, and the nice cool 43 degree weather was long gone and we did all of this in the heat of the summer, which eventually turned to the bitter and arctic chill of a Lake Erie winter. We worked long and hard and got dirty and loved every minute of it. Well except when you laid down at night and your body was so sore you didn't think you'd make it out of bed the next day.
Anytime you start gutting a 75+ year old home, you are bound to find some interesting objects inside the walls and elsewhere.
Exhibit A: A bathtub that isn't hooked up to anything and just drains straight into a crawlspace will more often than not rot away everything underneath it.
Exhibit B (from left to right, top): Signs of a previous fire, A Volunteer Bay plaque. (from left to right, bottom): A random window that hid behind a wall, an old bottle of whiskey, many different types of wallpaper
Oh, and who can forget coming across this perfectly preserved mouse skeleton?
You also find some interesting treasures the seller leaves behind
After all was said and done we filled two dumpsters to the brim.
And whatever didn't fit into the dumpster made an epic bonfire
But the story doesn't end here. Find out what happens next in Part 3!
