Deconstruction - Oh boy, it's happening now!

While it looked pretty 'normal' on the beach side,

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The deconstruction had begun on the street side.




Slowly, carefully, each truss was cut off , craned off, cleaned off, and carefully stacked.


This is a video of the end cap coming off.
Work continued all morning and we enjoyed the crisp, sunny, windy day.

Jazz took her job as Big Dog Supervisor very seriously!

Meanwhile Brendan and I decided to check out the view from the beach. As we walked out to the bulkhead, we noticed two eagles intent on their task. Check out the video.

In the end, they got their prey, a surf scoter. It was pretty sad, but Brendan said it well, it was the cycle of life.

When roof was off, the crew enjoyed a good pizza lunch

while we checked on what was left of the interior.

After lunch, it was time for the chimney to come down. Sebastian strapped it together and down the top came!

The video shows it in detail!

Then it was time for the walls. They came off in big sections and were carefully stacked for their destination. A man up the hill is using all this material for an outbuilding. It's exciting to think that the house parts will still be on Utsalady.


I am amazed at the skill and teamwork of the entire crew:
Sebastian, who led the deconstruction, nimbly moving about on the roof like a tightrope walker;

Fred, the inside guy, worked to free up the trusses and wall sections;

Brendon and Dave who were on the ground, catching the segments, loading the dumpster, cleaning off the pieces that will be recycled; and

Jim, who made sure that all was going smoothly and safely; and patiently answered all our questions.

Let's not forget Tim, who ran the crane so skillfully. Great work, guys!



As we were leaving, the second floor walls were coming down. We retrieved a few more treasures from the garage. The wood panels containing the builders' signatures and date of the original house, 1925, and Judy's mussel shell wreath were the last treasures we brought home to Seattle to prepare for their place in the new house.