So I guess we're really doing this, huh?

So sharing walls with your neighbors has the distinct advantage (or disadvantage) of only being able to chisel up tile during hours in which most of the general population is awake...that is if you are a good neighbor. I like to think we are good neighbors.

Day 1 - lessons learned:

1.) Taking tile up off of a concrete slab is a major pain in the parts. Thank goodness our bathroom is the size of a twin bed otherwise we would be here for DAYS...

2.) Always wear long sleeves and long pants no matter what you are doing during demolition. Even if you are in a non-vented, middle of the house bathroom that is kind of humid and smells a little funky, just do it. Tile just bounces off of walls like shrapnel and gets ya. Mom and Dad, we are wearing masks and eye protection.

3.) You should probably clear out your medicine cabinet (or medicine collection as ours would turn out to be - I thought we were healthy people!) occasionally. Although we traditionally move every year, apparently we are really good at sweeping all our medications into a bag and just transporting them from closet to closet. I think the oldest vial expired in 2006 - that is not a joke. Don't be nervous for us, I got rid of all the offenders and we now have a streamlined medicine cabinet of Ibuprofen, Omeprazole, Tums, and eye drops.

So tomorrow we finish chipping up the floor and then buy some special grinder/saw that Flick has always wanted in order to get the residual thinset off the concrete. Then we bust up a tub, rip down some walls (I am so afraid of what is behind there...I am not convinced that we are without flora and fauna), and try and get a new tub in. That is the plan at least...I'll let you know how it goes :)

Mich