Here are some comparative shots, before and after the flood, just to give you a sense of the scale of our project.
The after shots were taken about 6 weeks after Sandy hit. Access to the island was was initially closed off while the Village crews, fire department, and teams of electricians went through out the village, house to house, assessing damage and cleaning up any dangerous debris of downed power lines and floating propane tanks.
We started cleaning the house ourselves, but given the scale and distance from home, we threw in the towel (literally) and hired a cleaning swat team to clear up mold and toxic residue from the flood.
Tara's Personal Cleaning Service, a brilliant green company that only uses non-toxic, natural materials, did an incredibly thorough job. My extended family came out and helped us pack up the whole house, and I can't imagine how we would have been able to do it without their help. They were fantastic. We stored any salvageable furniture and personal belongings in a 20' shipping container that was shipped across the bay by our contractor and positioned down the block. Next came the demo crews to pull out any mold damaged walls which revealed that some walls had to be completely removed and reframed. Flood damage is a challenge enough in itself, think about the complications involved when it's on a small barrier island .
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| view from kitchen into living room |
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| kitchen and back door |
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| bathroom skeleton |
The before pictures are from a photo shoot that
Country Living did a couple years ago.
How fortunate to work with their lovely crew and the amazing
William Waldron. The ever-so talented
Kim Ficaro styled all the shots. Check out their inspiring websites.
I love this photo of our front porch. It reminds me of all the great times we've had in that house, birthday parties, dinners with neighbors, the lazy Sunday afternoons, and it keeps me looking forward to many more happy times.
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