the title of this post refers to a literal wall i removed, but it seems like it should be a metaphor for something, too.
i was just planning to sweep some crumbing drywall out of my garage, but i ended up removing all of the drywall because part of it fell off when i was cleaning. (it was kind of rotting since the garage has no door so it was basically outside. who decided to put drywall there in the first place? another mystery of my strange, neglected apartment building.)
then once i had done that, i noticed the framing of the wall was also kind of rotting and was barely even attached to anything (definitely not load bearing). so i just took the whole wall apart and stacked the wood outside and put up a free wood listing on craigslist. (i already have a bunch of random 2x4s so i definitely don't need it.) apparently lots of people want wood because i already got five messages.
that pretty much took up my whole day, and was a lot of work. it was quite humid and warm (though still not bad at all compared to the heat wave) so i got super sweaty and dirty in the process.
it occurred to me that the basement might have lead paint, since the building is from 1900, so i am pausing the basement cleanup until i am able to get a test kit and do some testing down there. if there is a lot of lead paint, i may need to rethink the entire plan. but either way, i could probably use a break from physical labor.
someone is lighting fireworks in the street, i can see it from where i'm sitting.