day 84: clean up

the house was absolutely filthy. the floors looked almost like they were just made of dirt. that's what happens when the site is mostly just mud. also the electricians and plumbers drilled holes everywhere leaving a wake of sawdust. and the crew cut a lot of the cement board trim inside the house. so it was bad.


sawdust and electrical scraps are even between all the studs.


so i bought a broom and started sweeping.


this shows just one room's dirt and debris. the dirt filled in the cracks of the OSB subflooring, which was not easy to sweep. and sweeping out the stud walls was tedious. i woke up saturday with a crick my neck from too much sweeping on one side. i still can't look to the right.


but it made a huge difference, right?


here's the living room all cleaned up.


the basement was probably filthier than the main floor, but the smooth concrete was easier to sweep. before.


after. i'm sure the house won't remain this clean for very long, but at least i was able to get rid of all that dirt.