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So even though we left off Part 1 on demo, that really wasn't the end of the demo story. Boy would Chip Gaines have had a blast in this building because there's been about 3 weeks of demo days (and counting), haha. When we bought the building, our original plan was to leave as much of it undisturbed as possible; we wanted to preserve as much of the original materials as we could. But unfortunately that has been difficult. After removal of the trash, temporary walls, plumbing,

The House of Vacuums did business in this building from 1968-2017. Even now during the renovation, people walk to the doors carrying their vacuums, looking for the service that was provided here for almost 50 years. The sign is a landmark in itself, with the bold red letters spanning across the entire storefront. So much of the building's life has been as the House of Vacuums! But we knew it was older; that there was a story before the House of Vacuums. We found a receipt fro

Almost everyone who grew up or lives in Lauderdale or Colbert County (and probably further away than that) knows the House of Vacuums in Eas