Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
Hired a contractor to put it back together, yes, this was part of the plan. He proved to be incompetent after I discovered some wiring mistakes. I fired him.
I have worked in the building trades (a company that built stores for a major chain of convenience stores). We planned
everything in great detail before even starting any demolition. Even then there were surprises and overruns, but they were manageable. Designing a project on the fly is a recipe for disaster. It only works on those HGTV "reality" shows.