Well, we decided to demolish a house. Raze it to the ground. Flatten it!
Backstory.
We bought an abandoned house that was right across the street from us. The house was boarded up, had been for a number of years. The occupant had died a few years ago – in the house, and been found there after a few days. The family had basically left the place as is, and public health had it boarded up. Through a few twists and turns, we were able to purchase the property recently. The community will be glad to see the house go!
We were going to move fairly slowly, but we found elm trees in the yard. Now, you have only a small window of time in our part of the world to cut and trim elm trees – between October and March.
The date was drawing near, so we decided to get moving. Or at least move the elm trees out of the way of those who will be demolishing the house. Today we are awaiting people to fell the trees (which may take a few days – there were more trees and bushes than we had anticipated).
Then, on with the whole permitting, and waiting, and arranging, and finding waste sites, and contractors, and waiting.
We should be getting good at this building thing fairly soon. I wonder if God needs some help building our mansion up in heaven?
This sounds very exciting!