I feel like I should be excited. Someone else is doing the dirty work of demolitioning our main floor kitchen (which was remodeled by the POs a few  years ago) and I have the “luxury” of sitting back, having a drink, and not getting my hands dirty. But I can’t seem to enjoy it. I’m constantly fretting about them damaging something they shouldn’t, or the fact that they are throwing a few year old cabinets (even though they are pretty badly damaged) into a dumpster when they could be pretty decent garage cabinets. Is this normal?

At this rate, I’m expecting the reconstruction phase to begin next week. Most likely the plumbing and electrical repairs.

While I’m grateful we aren’t having to pay out of pocket for this stuff, I just wish I had the time to do all the work myself, ensuring it is done right. It does help knowing that all the rooms that are being gutted are rooms that were all new (bathroom in the basement) or recently remodeled with new materials. If they were demoing an original room, I don’t know what I’d do. I’m queasy hearing that they removed our original trim. Did they do so without scratching, denting, or gouging it? I’ll find out when I get home from work tonight. I just wish I had the time last night to remove it all myself.