week 10: final demolition

Wow! Could it be week 10 already?! Well, I suppose if you ask Max, he'll say it feels like it. He has been working so hard on the house without my help. We "finalized" the architectural diagrams a couple of weeks ago. The contractor's were supposed to submit the drawings for permits. I believe they did because we haven't heard from them since.
In the meantime, Max (and some guys he hired) cleared out the trees and plants that we didn't want to keep. I wish he took a picture of all the debris; he said it was piled about 12 ft wide, stacked 6 ft high! He also finished removing all the baseboards and trim mouldings. We're going to have the contractor's re-trim the whole house for
continuity. Max also started knocking down the white slump block pillars in the back, but it was solid-solid. Looks like we're going to have the contractor's do that now. What the heck - when you're in as deep as we are, you may as well go for broke. :-) TIP: Marry a man as handy as he is cute! No kidding! I've been so busy at work and Max has been so good about going at it alone. PICS: Top - Back view with all the shrubs blocking the view; Bottom - Back view with view-blockers removed!