BIG BIN week at 119

The bin arrived last Thursday, 20'x8'x8', the biggest bin they offered. It would be my mission for the next 7 days to fill it. And fill it I did.

I began, piece by piece, Tetris-like, loading the bin from our heap in the driveway. I packed it in there tight. It took me about 6 hours to load the entire pile. At that point the bin was exactly one-half full, top to bottom.


I kept plugging away until --- TADA!! The driveway was clear again.

After a couple days rest, Page and I added the concrete footings from the deck, the carpet from downstairs and the old stove from the suite. I added a bunch of pruning I did from the standing rose out back and Jan, the neighbour pitched in a few pieces from her junk collection just for good measure.

And as planned, today, I made the call to have the bin picked up. I closed up the back door and added a few last minute pieces; a basin and fiberglass shower from the basement, some crappy shelves from the shop and a couple bags of insulation.

And away it went!

We will rent another bin toward the end of summer. In the next few weeks I will be removing all the ducting from the house. Along with the remaining hard wood floor I am removing, the new pile will give cause for another bin. A smaller one this time.