Well, we just stayed up all night to finish off our plans for submittal to get a building permit... they're all done and submitted now. Alex even got us a permit to demo while we're waiting for the plans to be approved. So this weekend is officially demo day! So far all my rsvp's for the demo party have been "no" on facebook and evite. Hmmm... I don't know how to feel about that just yet... but the long wait is over! We finally get to see what is behind that strange wood?panel? in front of the fireplace??
We are planning on getting a 30 cubic yard dumpster from 1888Hauler8.com -- best prices I've found so far for $455 for 7 days. But to save space and the Earth I want to donate all the big usable stuff to Habitat For Humanity. Their "Restore" (in Oakland) even picks up for you! I just have to send pics of the stuff and schedule the pick up 1-2 weeks in advance... I'd better get on that.
We found out that the wall that we want to take down between the living room and kitchen is, in fact, load bearing. So that means we get to put in a beam. We're going to try and do it recessed so it still keeps an open feel (as open as you can feel in 8' ceilings).
So here's some of our plans we're submitting drawn up by myself and the electrical component done by Alex... Im pretty proud of us. We had to get them printed out at Fedex Office on 42x30 paper! So huge!
I used a free plan/3D program called Sweet Home 3D. Very easy to use. Helped a lot. Alex did the electrical stuff in Photoshop and I did the diagrams in Illustrator. It's a marriage made in heaven...
