Sometimes everything seems more complicated than it should be…take demomolishing the deck and garage. You’d think it should be as easy as going out there with a sledgehammer and getting started – but it requires more forethought than that.
hopefully soon!
The plan for demo prep is to:
- Get a demo permit & find out about recycling requirements (Monday)
- Figure out timing for how this all should coordinate (the hardest part!)
- Clean out the basement to make room for everything from the garage (ugh)
- Clear out the garage
- Build temporary fence to keep dogs safely contained in the side yard (maybe using the lattice parts of the deck)
Then actually do the demo:
- Rent a dumpster? Maybe from here? Or just use haulers at the end
- Actually demo the deck and garage
- Recycle what’s needed and put remainder in dumpster
- Cut the concrete into 1′ squares & post to craigslist – or maybe this should be step #1 so any remaining concrete can go in the dumpster?
Then we’ll have to figure out how we can ensure we don’t open the sliding door and fall out! Maybe board it off? Or build temporary stairs? Or build the the landing portion of the deck?
I’m hoping we can get some (or all?) of this done in our “staycation” next week. Obviously this is a lot and I know we’d both like to actually rest & relax so we’ll see how much we can tackle!
-H
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