Jackhammering!! -- Phase 2

Next up was the laundry room.  Actually, I was pretty glad to have my washing machine and dryer inaccessible for a couple of days.  Took away the stress and guilt of not doing laundry over the weekend! 

The first trench (and yes, this too, will need to be dug down 4 feet)

The three trenches finished!

The awesome guy cleaned it all up (I helped)...

put down some plywood...

and gave me my laundry room back -- yes, I know you guys are jealous of my laundry room.
LOOKING FORWARD TO FINISHING THAT PHASE!!

Jackhammering!! -- Phase 1

 Well, the next step has been determined -- PLUMBING.  Yuck.  We decided to start working on the plumbing for the future laundry room, guest bathroom and upstairs bathroom. That meant cutting through concrete. We had a great plumber (a friend of a friend) come by and give us some free advice!  So, James rented a jackhammer and got to work. He's digging a trench through the current laundry room and out to the drain line in the backyard.

"The Brute"

The girls are captivated.

Starting the hard part -- digging out the mess



The post-jackhammering result -- now to dig out the dirt 4 feet down!  UGH!

the pile o' rubble -- just perfect for the girls to climb on in their black patent shoes

 on Christmas Sunday morning -- oh, yes, they did!