monarch way

We bought a new house. Well, we bought an old house. When I say this house was untouched, I mean it. Walking into it was like walking into 1978. The former owners left tons of random items in the shop, in the yard, and inside the house.

The exterior is next year’s project (siding, front door, garage doors, landscaping, lighting, etc.).

BEFORE

Prepare yourself as you revisit the late 1970s, early 1980s.

DEMO

Demolition was a large undertaking. I despise carpet, and this carpet was disgusting and not only nailed but stapled to the floor. We found cans in the wall, change under the flooring, and mold. The linoleum floor left lots of glue to scrape.

We filled a 15 cubic yard dumpster twice and a 10 cubic feet dumpster once. It was nice that in some instances, we were able to throw debris out the window to the dumpster in the driveway.