Merry Christmas

Since my last post work has continued on the basement. Alas, I have no specific project pictures to add today. All of the vintage 1975 brown shag carpet from the south end of the basement is now gone as is the really nasty Fiberglas insulation above that space. Given the way it was installed, the insulation was serving no functional purpose that I could identify other than to trap dust and provide a habitat for spiders. By the time the work was done my dust mask and gloves were so dirty they all ended up in the bin.

After gutting the bathroom and removing the carpet and insulation, it was time to take a breather of sorts. I've spent a couple of days cleaning up tools and putting some things away. The shop vac got another well-deserved cleaning and a new filter and my workbench and all of the demo tools got a complete wipe down. I also managed to safely remove some of the odd electrical wiring.

There's still plenty of dirty work ahead, though the days of having the dumpster occupy half the driveway are numbering only a few. More as it happens. Stay tuned.

Finally, here's a picture of me with our Corgis, Fletcher (L) and Audrey (R).