July 19, 2007

Construction in Woodside Heights


We've begun the demolition at full force. We would like to take down the patchy ceiling and end up with exposed beams. It will increase the height of our rooms plus it will remind me of the first loft I lived in, about 10 years ago, in Williamsburg. Taking the plaster and lathe down is the easy part, kinda like picking nail polish off, or scratching at scabs. It's the garbage created from the demo that's proving to be a bit more challenging.

We are also in the process of getting estimates:
Plumbers, roofers, electricians, oil tank fillers, etc..............

We put out our trash onto the curb last night. Some recycling and some heavy bags of concrete dust. In the morning, the recycling was gone, but all the other bags remained. We learned from Joe Taco, that we are supposed to slip a $20 or so to the garbage men. Apparently New York's Strongest needs a little bribe to stay strong.

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