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While we are in the waiting period with the City of Portland to fully tear down the house (and because we are on a budget and trying to do a lot of the teardown work ourselves to save money), we are slowly dismantling it from the inside out. By “we” I mean my husband so far 🙂 He is getting it to the point where it is safe for us to have the kids with us while we work, but we had to send out for asbestos and lead tests before we felt ok with them being in the property. I actually can’t wait to get in there and work hard on this house! As you can see in these pictures, it’s a TON of dirty, hard work!

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Hi and thanks for stopping by! I’m Annie, and I’m happy to be blogging again after taking a break for a few years. I am glad to be sharing a project we recently took on- my husband and I are deconstruction and tearing down this dilapidated old house and building a custom, sustainable house on the lot! We are incredibly thrilled, excited, and overwhelmed all at once. We have taken on major remodel projects before, but to start from scratch has been a whole new world.

A major goal for our house is to make it as environmentally responsible and sustainable as possible. We are passionate about healthy homes and healthy environments, responsibly souring materials, fair treatment and compensation of laborers from start to finish, and reducing waste by choosing materials with longevity. We’re also on a budget, so it will take creativity and a lot of blood, sweat, and tears (literally) to pull building this house off! In the next post, I’ll be sharing how we are slowly taking this house apart and how we are disposing of, salvaging, and donating what we can as we disassemble it!