Dude, this place is trashed!

Nails removed most of the morning; dumpster replaced in early afternoon. Remaining (removed) walls thrown into dumpster. Insulation downstairs removed and disposed. About 50% of upstairs insulation.

Ceiling removal started; it does go fast - as advertised. In fact, we finished the downstairs today. It is definitely a 2-man job though, and that may be pushing it. A couple of injuries to report - I lost some skin on my calf to falling ceiling; David stabbed in the stomach by a screw protruding from falling ceiling. Equal blood shed. The ceiling boards numbered from 334 to 375 - I think two were domestic - the rest CD.

David broke the 100 hour mark. The project has logged 438 hours so far.

Now that the insulation is gone - had a good look at the electrical - some discolored wires - some only yellow, but some look scorched. Will cut in later; also plan to have county inspector look at the electrical and give an opinion - figure he's as impartial as they come.

Now that the ceiling is gone, had a good look at the plumbing connections. The connections actually appear to be brass, not pure copper, and the look remarkably... OK. There is a retaining band outside the PEX, and that is copper, and corroded, but the potable water doesn't contact that band... considering using some copper wool and attempting to clean rather than replace. We'll see.

On tap tomorrow during the day: rest of the insulation upstairs, the tub walls (see yesterday's), some stairwell ceilings, and nails; maybe start some cleaning downstairs. No ceilings solo for David - too heavy and dangerous. I have a commitment after work tomorrow, so likely only paperwork for me tomorrow night. I'm encouraging David to take some time to see Robin Hood er something. We'll be pushing it later this week and weekend to get cleaning done, maybe even to electrical and plumbing.