Old straw, hay, and sawdust left in a barn have been a rich resource for our beautiful, productive garden. The old post and beam section of barn had to come down for safety, and the resulting piles of timbers and boards have become our "loaves and fishes" where we can always find something useful for any project on hand.
As we planned the backporch building project, we took a look, as usual, at what we had on hand. We need some very specific lumber, and we found our wish list drawing us to the old house and garage. The newer addition and garage section was built in the 1950s so we evaluated that material carefully. It would take work, but with careful demolition we should be able to recycle the building material for our porch project.
Weather cooperated for a sunny day. The crew showed up at about 10:00 a.m., grabbed hammers and pry bars, set ladders, plugged in the radio and pitched in to a day of demolition.
With only a short break for lunch, Brent and the three older kids kept a steady pace throughout the day. A cupcake break hit around 3 p.m. Here's the relay to the Boss. Amanda handed off to Collin on the ladder...
and Collin went up the ladder to hand off the goody to Brent.
They were lemon, with lemon frosting - which just hit the spot.
The punks kept on going....
and going...
and going.
About 8 hours from the first pulled nail, they finally quit for the day. I had gone out at 5:30 to let them know dinner was about ready, and I was told they were NOT leaving until they had that end wall whipped! Kudos for tenacity - this crew of former city kids laugh at themselves sometimes when they talk about what they did for "work" while living in town a few short years ago. Now they know the true meaning of the word, and take pride in knowing how to do a good job of work.
Of course, the word "demolition" played a big part in the success of the day. Have you ever met a kid who didn't like to take something apart??
1 comment:
Wow! That's quite a project. Is the whole thing coming down?
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