And So It Begins

Saturday began the destruction.

The carpet and padding was pulled up and a start was made on pulling up the staples and tack strips. Mrs Hades helped me at this task, I cut the carpet into strips and she pulled it up. The carpet and padding was then rolled up and put into trash bags for disposal.

Today the wall came down.

First the drywall on the new layout side was taken down to expose the wall studs. Next the wall between the closets was taken down. Finally, the drywall on the closet side was taken down. That piece came out unbroken, so it can be used to close in the closet door on the old train room side. Last but not least, the framing was taken out, and the new layout room is now at its full size.

Next up is the finishing work.

The building debris needs to be cleared out and disposed of, then the new layout room walls need to be refinished so they can be painted. The ceiling also has a hole in it that needs to be patched, and the texture on the ceiling is falling down, so it needs to come the rest of the way down. After that the rest of the staples from the carpet and padding needs to be pulled out, then the new flooring can go down. The last step will be to put up new baseboards and crown molding, and then the room will be complete.

And then, at long last, the work on the layout can begin.