The carpet came with its own pool cleaner, pizza boy and a woman who had no money to pay for the services!
My brother Martin in a rare state of stillness. Either side of this photo he was a whirlwind of demolition and reduced the kitchen to dust in the space of an hour.
Proof that I was there and actually useful. Although still very much in the learning phase......
The great dividing (and structurally supporting) wall.....
and like that....
it's reduced to a skeleton.
[At this point in this blog post, Mrs Mac intervenes as Mr Mac retires to the bedroom]
Next to go was the laundry - to make way for our pantry and fridge cavity (all will be revealed in a subsequent post):
Framing for new panoramic kitchen window to take in the views of Mount Macedon and Camel's Hump:
Steel reinforcements arrive, weighing 250kg+ :
After much heave-ho and head-scratching, the big steel beam miraculously slides into place:
The township of Newham holds its breath as Mr Mac prepares for his crowning moment of death-defying demolition:
And the great dividing wall is consigned to the architectural era to which it belongs: the 'Pre-Open Plan' era:
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