My initial survey lets me work out an order of operation and set reasonable expectations for how complicated (and how messy) the job will be. All of this means that when you reach for your flat bar and hammer for the initial demo, you should also be ready with every other tool you in your arsenal, because you will probably need it. In the case of our door move, we had to deal with the following extras:
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