Waiting

So we're now waiting for the window people to call us to set up an appointment to take measurements to order windows to wait for them to come in so they can install them. I'm waiting for the discount cabinet guy to call back to tell me whether he has what we want so I can buy them so I can install them.

In the mean time, I've been doing a little gardening. Here's my new blog: http://alwaysdoing.blogspot.com/

More demolition

Last weekend I (Mark) finished gutting the walls in the nook...

And, discovered that the plaster on the chimney came off quite easily. Mindy and I had been talking about how we would rather have a brick chimney against the wall than a drywalled box. So I just started chipping at it with a claw hammer and pretty soon I was pulling down huge chunks of 1 1/4" thick plaster off the chimney. I'll probably need to tuck point the bricks since the mortar is rather crumbly. There will be a cabinet at the base of the chimney which will hide the exhaust duct near the floor.

Before

Since nothing has happened since our last post I am going to give you a virtual tour of the kitchen as it was about a year ago. In case you were asking, "why are they remodling their kitchen?" (anyone who has seen it would not ask such a foolish question) Here are a few pictures:

The Project Has Begun

Mark and I decided to start a blog to chronicle the progress of our kitchen remodel. It's going to be a slow, arduous journey, so I don't know how often we'll have new things to post, but here is the beginning.


Mark started tearing out the little wall into the "pantry" area of the kitchen. This will now be incorporated into the rest of the room, and we will have a counter along the entire wall with stools for seating.

Here is the wall and doorway before...

The plaster and lathe has already been removed, today Mark is working on building a new header so he can remove the studs from the old wall. Below is a view of the temporary supports for the ceiling just before the wall with the doorway was removed.

Voila, No more wall!

We've decided to hire someone to replace the windows, as well as add a new window looking out over the back yard. With four windows and a door that might also have a window, our kitchen will have lots of light!

Upcoming projects will be: ordering cabinets, tearing out the plaster, getting the new windows, rewiring, insulating and drywalling.