Our latest project for the house involves remodeling both bathrooms (in sequence, not at the same time - we're not that crazy!) and overhauling the library closet and installing built-in bookshelves along one wall. In order to get the front bath ready for its make-over, the Chief has ripped out the (old, yellowed) plastic shower surround and is in the process of tearing out all the drywall, getting down to the original lath and plaster. After only 2 or 3 days of that, we already have dust everywhere, assorted hunks of demolition debris piled up in places, and a need for more dropcloths.
Oh, and to make room for the contractor's equipment, the Chief has taken most of the stuff outta the guest room (to be the temporary equipment room), with the bed to be dismantled in the next day or two. Which means everything we had stored under that bed is now in the basement, dining room and living room, and we aren't even finished yet.
This is easily the worst part of any remodeling project - the huge disruption of the house. "Where is X?" "Um... Did you try looking ____?" And the dust, and looking at ripped-open walls, the drafts from said walls, and the toilet on the back deck, and plans and fixture catalogs all over the kitchen and...
I just keep a white-knuckle grip on how much nicer everything will be once this is all over.
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