The demolition went much better/smoother than either of us expected. We got all the fireplace stonework AND the entire bookshelf removed. Amazing.

Here is a photo of the stone debris ... and this doesn't even include the hearth!

and the shot I'm sure you all want to see is the "after"... so here it is:

if anyone is really interested in how this all went down, check out this YouTube HD "stop action" video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2v1ISsQOBU&fmt=22