Open concept

The wall is finally down! Daniel and James were able to cut and remove the frame posts for the wall without much resistance.  The house feels so much bigger without the wall dividing the living space.  James was able to tuck all the wires through the ceiling into the small attic over the hall, so everything is prepped for when they rewire the kitchen and close up the ceiling.

(Sorry for the sideways video, but you get the idea)

Sue and I ripped up all the pink carpet in the entire house and scraped up the linoleum in the kitchen.  It was tough work, but it was rewarding to see big changes happening.  The original 1957 terrazzo floors were revealed and ready for polishing in the near future.  We left the carpet tack strips in place so that the terrazzo restorer could properly cut them and polish them into the terrazzo so as not to damage them more than they need to be.  There's lots of wear and tear, but we're hoping they'll be salvageable.

Scraping up linoleum is hard work!

The original terrazzo floor throughout the house.

It was time to head back to New Jersey and wait for the next opportunity to work on our little project.  We couldn't have done it without James and Sue!  I'm sure we'll be saying that about a lot of people by the time this project is complete.

Living room to kitchen where the wall was removed.

Kitchen to dining room.

The floor where the wall was removed.

Kitchen to living room and front door.

Dining room to kitchen.

One of the bedrooms where the parquet was removed.

We also confirmed that Florida is very sunny.