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Demo Day 2

By Nina Macdonald | February 15, 2018

Ted & I were both in Irvine until late in the day after the workers had left.  Pete, however,  was there working on the landscaping for a few hours in the middle of the day. I took these pictures around 4:30.  The 2 walls of the garage that were coming down are now down.  More […]

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Demo Day 1

By Nina Macdonald | February 14, 2018

The demo team arrived about 7:15 and the contractor arrived around 8:15.  It was very exciting.  There were about half a dozen guys there with two dump trucks and a bobcat-type machine.One guy started by removing the asphalt shingles and then the underlayment from the roof.  In one photo, there is a whole room that has […]

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Demolition is about to start

By Nina Macdonald | February 12, 2018

The asbestos people finished up on Friday after removing all the sheetrock with its asbestos-laden drywall mud.  So the house is down to its structure.  Because they finished a day late, the demolition crew will not come until Tuesday.

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House rebuilding

By Nina Macdonald | January 8, 2018

Over the weekend, a young couple came and took out the kitchen cabinets, toilets, and bathroom counters, as well as some of the windows. They had a varying crew of 4-5 people, including her Mother, who worked hard breaking up the granite and pulling stuff out of the house. more photos

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