A total disconnect.

The plumbers have made progress so far this week. The gas company diggers have marked the road some more. I kinda figured that the new furnace wouldn't throw any heat like the old one and I'm correct. One of the plumbers suggested installing a baseboard strip in the basement. That idea was improved by the other plumber by putting the strip in line with the return pipes overhead. No extra piping involved. Quick and dirty, I like it. The old furnace has been taken off line and is ready to be removed. They installed a temporary electric water heater until the gas is working. The fuel tank is ready to be emptied and removed also. You can see the spackle patches where the black board was. There is no reason for the amount of small holes to be there spread out like they are. A one by three by four feet board that held nothing but it's own weight was attached with ten 3 inch nails.