Got an early morning call from Alex (and then another from Oscar) to tell me the house had been broken into. The burglars stole approx 32' of copper pipe (value : approx $10) and some wooden beams (value some 10's of $) and come cinder blocks (why?). Cost to us: a lot more than that. Obviously some crackheads. Something disturbed them because they appear to have left about half finished. Turns out it was the neighbors that heard something and called the cops around 12.30 am. They'll probably be back. Not too much of an issue right now, but later one we'll be installing kitchen cabinets, appliances, etc. How can we protect the place?
Alex called me in the afternoon to say he's done. The floor still has some standing waves in it, but it turns out that is not the foundation but the floor joists themselves that warped due to having been bent like that for quite some time.
Oscar is practically done with the interior and exterior demolition, minus the bathtub which is coming out Monday morning. The framing really is bad in lots of places, and Oscar says he's going to have to replace quite a chunk of it.
Good progress.
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