D-day

Like I mentioned before, the existing family room in the house was an addition to the house around 1978. We decided that the best place to add on to the house would be in place of the family room. It was poorly built, and the floor was about 6 inches lower than the rest of the house (a realtor would call it a feature--the sunken living room).

The family room addition--now known as the "subtraction."



Ironically, this is the room that we had made the most improvements too since moving in in 2003. We replaced the carpet before we even moved in. It was the original 1978 orange shag. Since our couch is green we decided the color clash was too much. There were no overhead lights in the room so we ran wires and installed a ceiling fan and two other lights. Frugaldad also ran computer network cables through the walls. The windows were covered in atrocious brown and orange shade and the trim around the windows was unfinished. We put wood blinds on the windows and stained the trim to match the door trim.

The fireplace in the room also sucked warm air like a vacuum so we sealed it up the best we could with foam board and put our entertainment center in front of it.

Inside the family room



Looking into the kitchen from the family room. We hadn't moved everything out yet, obviously.



We took out the windows, ripped out the carpet, took down the light fixtures, and made a saw cut up the walls and across the roof to disconnect the subtraction from the rest of the house.

Getting the room ready to demo.





All ready to tear down



Our own little version of Extreme Makeover Home Edition. We all sat on and around the swings and watched the demolition.


































Next up: excavation of the basement!