This Week...

So, things are going a little slower than hoped and planned with our kitchen, but that's kind of the way it goes with any remodeling project. One thing leads to another, to another, and to another. Last week finished one side of the kitchen as far as paint and cabinet installation. At the beginning of this week, Jeremy started tackling the tearing down of the old cabinets on the sink side of the kitchen:






Only to discover these cabinets were in fact the originals to this house, and had been built INTO the wall and ceiling, with sheetrock added around them.

The wall behind the cabinets was plaster and lathe, which was so old and damaged it crumbled with the slightest tap. Which led Jeremy to tear everything out and start all over from the studs:
Notice, there was NO insulation in this wall:







Starting (almost) from scratch. I've been without a sink or dishwasher since Tuesday.



This is what it looks like today. All the sheetrock is up and Jeremy's been working on putting plaster in the seams and filling holes, which is a very slow tedious process.




In between applications of plaster today he is working on the plumbing for the new sink, since we needed to replace ALL the pipes there.

In case you're wondering where all the "stuff" I took out of the kitchen is being stored, here's your answer:






What a mess!!!!!!!! :-)

So, this is where we stand as of this weekend. There is still quite a bit to do, including:

-Finish the plumbing
-Paint and border the remaining walls
-Paint the ceiling
-Install new cabinets and sink
-Cut and install countertops
-Tear out old carpet
-Put in new floor
-Trim the windows

-plus some other stuff I'm probably forgetting.