Kitchen Day 4
Written by Andrew on November 3rd, 2009Clearing out the old kitchen walls and ceiling is taking much more time and effort than hoped, but perhaps that’s to be expected. Today was a big day for Susan as she got to remove the old upper cabinets that she refused to use.
Susan & Geoff attacking the cupboards
And they’re gone …
Old Upper Cupboards Removed
With her reviled cupboards gone, Susan attacked the wall with enthusiasm.
Susan wields her LVT "Renovation Bar" with enthusiasm
One of the big pluses of getting everything down to the bare walls is that we can be sure that there aren’t any nasty surprises, like this:
Why do rodents want to eat wiring insulation?
Luckily I’m pretty sure that these wires had caused problems and had been disconnected.
We got the rest of the wall finish off and another big chunk of the old ceiling down by days end.
Kitchen sink wall back to the brick.
Another view of today's progress
We’ve decided to cover the brick on both these walls. The window wall is an exterior wall so needs to be properly insulated. The other wall is now an interior wall, but we’re going to frame a wall so I have somewhere to run wiring, plumbing for the washer, and a dryer vent pipe.
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Every time I check out these pictures … I go away with the TASTE of plaster dust in my mouth and up my nose. I’ve been involved in some of the same kind of projects you are presently in. Keep up the good work, I’m anxious to see the results… I imagine you and Susan are too. Bonnie
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Hi Bonnie,
I doubt there are words that adequately describe Susan’s desire to see the results!
Yup, lots of dust, and mouse droppings. The house will be significantly healthier once we’re done all this. I guess the original plaster got burned during the ‘52 fire, so the walls are all covered with pressboard (& wallpaper, & wallpaper, … ;-).
Hope to get some plumbing in tomorrow. We’re both working at the cafe on the weekends.
cheers, Andrew