89/549 Visible progress at last

I bought a new chisel head for my demolition hammer and it may be my wisest decision so far.

When I started the weekend the wall after 2 hours of pretty intense labour had gotten to this point.

Which was improvement but wasn't fast.

The new head increased my speed fourfold and I was able to clear this entire wall in less than two hours. Leaving me with a beautiful, mostly naked wall.

There are a few bits around the bottom which I need to remove the rubble to get to, but that is a derendered wall.

I know I can't keep the stone, my house would be cold and damp, but it is pretty. It is in fairly desperate need of being repointed, you can see in the image deep gaps between the stone, which should be filled. So that has moved up my priority list.

I also had time this weekend to start removing the panel wall (although the door has thus far resisted my best attempts at destruction).

I wanted to bring the whole wall down, however to do that I need to move the plug socket which is currently powering my fridge. The house only has 3 working sockets so I have had to get creative with extension cords to not risk overloading any single circuit. That is easy enough, but I also have to remove the panel ceilings in the adjoining spaces, which lowered the priority on moving the socket.

Next task for this room is to remove the render on half the end wall, allowing me to make a hole in the floor.

Next task over all is mostly the same, but I am also going to start removing the paneling in the hallway and future bathroom.

This week I am also going to place my first big order of supplies, which is exciting.

That will include OSB board, bathroom fixtures, tiles and plumbing and joists required to fix and level the floor.