Blog / House
January 18, 2026
We're just over halfway through January 2026. Demo is essentially complete at 98%. The only remaining demo work is cutting a bit more drywall to match up with the new drywall we're putting back in.
Electrical has made major progress. Moving that to 40% complete. The entire north side of the house is now fully wired up. All outlets and lights are in place. The lights are almost all connected. Outlets still need the boxes connected with fittings and wall mounts, but the wire is pulled and ready.
Plumbing for hot and cold water is pretty much fully installed. Just need connection fittings for the toilet, washer, and sinks. Still need to submit the electrical and plumbing plans to the city.
Emit came over yesterday and we hit a snag. I pulled an old electrical wire we were planning to use to fish the new wire through. Created a nightmare. We ended up cutting out a large chunk of the brick wall to recover from the mistake.
Frustrating. A five-minute fix turned into hours of extra work. The brick repair won't be fun. But that's where we are, and we'll figure it out. That's what we do.
Much more productive day. Pulled electrical for all the outlets in the office, master bedroom, and bathroom. Got the lights pulled too. Starting to connect things to the electrical panel now.
Got the bathroom subfloor demoed. We're putting plywood down to reduce the step-up into the bathroom. Also gives us better access to the crawlspace for electrical work.
Probably the coolest thing today: had a fire in the wood-burning fireplace. Been wanting to do this for a while. The flue is directing some smoke into the house, so that needs attention. But with the power out, there was no heat running anyway. Good to generate some warmth with the wood we've chopped.
Felt a little more like home.
Hayden was a huge help on the subfloor demo. It's nice having someone you can just point at a task and know they'll handle it. That's exactly what Hayden did.
Dad has been putting in serious work too. Both of them have leveled up their electrical and demo skills through this project. Much love and appreciation to these two.