[Build] wall deconstruction

[Andy Isaacson]

On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 11:33:12AM -0700, Andy Isaacson wrote:
> A few nuggets of wisdom:
>  - we want to save the construction materials for future use.  Every 2x4
>    we can salvage is one we don't have to buy.
>  - unscrewing drywall is dirty work, and it's hard to avoid damaging the
>    drywall.  So far I have two sheets that look reusable and three that
>    are probably landfill.  If there's mudding, forget it -- you're never
>    going to get all the screws, and you're going to rip it up getting it
>    off the studs, so just use a sledgehammer.  But an unmudded sheet
>    without damage is fairly easy to get off cleanly.  Have a partner
>    help when you actually pull it off the studs, a 4'x8' sheet of
>    drywall is *heavy*.
>  - a clawhammer, crowbar, and sledge are necessary for disassembling the
>    framing.

Oh yeah, two more that I forgot.

The current thinking is that we want to keep the space approximately
partitioned front-to-back during the build phase.  Also, the main
partition wall has a bunch of electrical flex running on its surface
which will need electrician attention before it can be safely
deconstructed.  So I've been focusing on the wall near the front doors,
and the long hallway going back to the bathroom, since we obviously
don't want either of those walls to remain.

Second, you'll find amusing things like speaker wire or surveillance
coax tacked to the walls.  Take those off as appropriate, but please
don't fuck with 120VAC unless you have some idea of how to do it safely.
I know I don't, so I don't mess with the flex.

-andy