Day 2

Removing the baseboards from the master bedroom unleashed a shocking mess of odor, moisture damage, and remnants of termites. The smell was so potent that we actually believe that the bulk of the moisture damage to the bottom plate came from the animals. And the termites seem to have loved the soft wood caused by that and went to town. Those had to be replaced.

And then… after seeing some friends that day who had been through this same problem before – we were advised to go further than just replacing the baseboards and bottom plate – we were told from experience that those efforts would not cure the problem. We needed to rip out at least 4 feet of the sheetrock as well as etch & seal the floor. Well, there goes all ideas of moving in any time soon.

So, Kylie got a chance to bash the crap out of the master bedroom walls – which is only fair considering she did most of the dirty work in there.

While Marc and Kylie continued to destroy the master bedroom…

I was busy painting walls and trim in Harrison’s room, trying to get at least ONE room completed (Harrison got to choose his paint color – “Zen Morning” and the trim for the whole house is white semi-gloss). And I was lucky enough to get a helper… on a Saturday night at 9pm! Even broken, Coty is amazing…

Coty’s husband, Tony also helped out lugging the impossibly heavy bags of demo out to the dumpster.

We seriously have the most amazing friends.

And just for fun, Kylie and I decided that for a change of pace, we’d take a whack at ripping out some of the kitchen floor.

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