Today was a later start: 9am. Thomas called in sick. Though he was worried he would give our kids his cold, we told him it was probably more likely that our kids gave it to him. In any case, Seth appeared in his place this morning along with the first construction visit from the electricians, headed by Jim Hiatt of Hiatt Electric. I though this might be a dull morning, but we needed to discuss a bunch of things before they could start to make sure we were all clear. Ideally, of course, all this would have been perfect on the plans already, and some was, but some things we decided to change later.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Kitchen Remodel: Day 7
Monday, September 21, 2009
Today was a later start: 9am. Thomas called in sick. Though he was worried he would give our kids his cold, we told him it was probably more likely that our kids gave it to him. In any case, Seth appeared in his place this morning along with the first construction visit from the electricians, headed by Jim Hiatt of Hiatt Electric. I though this might be a dull morning, but we needed to discuss a bunch of things before they could start to make sure we were all clear. Ideally, of course, all this would have been perfect on the plans already, and some was, but some things we decided to change later.
Today was a later start: 9am. Thomas called in sick. Though he was worried he would give our kids his cold, we told him it was probably more likely that our kids gave it to him. In any case, Seth appeared in his place this morning along with the first construction visit from the electricians, headed by Jim Hiatt of Hiatt Electric. I though this might be a dull morning, but we needed to discuss a bunch of things before they could start to make sure we were all clear. Ideally, of course, all this would have been perfect on the plans already, and some was, but some things we decided to change later.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Kitchen Remodel: Day 4
Friday, September 18th
This was mostly a cleanup day from the previous day's destruction. Made some holes bigger, cleaned things out, patched up some ragged edges, etc. The big event for us was the appearance of our cabinetmakers from Rivendell. Kanda is a classic cabinetmaker and Nandi, his son, is a whiz at the measuring software, so they were measuring and graphing on the fly.
This was mostly a cleanup day from the previous day's destruction. Made some holes bigger, cleaned things out, patched up some ragged edges, etc. The big event for us was the appearance of our cabinetmakers from Rivendell. Kanda is a classic cabinetmaker and Nandi, his son, is a whiz at the measuring software, so they were measuring and graphing on the fly.Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Kitchen Remodel: Day 3
Thursday, September 17th
This was the big demolishing day. The wall separating the kitchen and dining room was completely removed, and the laundry space was gutted. Lots or loud banging, cutting, sawing, etc. all day long. The guys were wearing masks, but did a great job with their plastic walls of keeping the extra dust and debris under control. It was exciting to see it all come down so quickly. The aftermath was quite spectacular:
This was the big demolishing day. The wall separating the kitchen and dining room was completely removed, and the laundry space was gutted. Lots or loud banging, cutting, sawing, etc. all day long. The guys were wearing masks, but did a great job with their plastic walls of keeping the extra dust and debris under control. It was exciting to see it all come down so quickly. The aftermath was quite spectacular:
Monday, September 21, 2009
Kitchen Remodel: Day 2
Today (Wednesday, September 16th) Thomas returned and went at it full-bore. He and his assistant ripped and sawed and tore at things all day long. We needed to get the cabinetry dismantled and the fridge moved out of the way before the wall could be demolished. Also, there was shelving in the laundry closet to be removed. Some of this material will hopefully be reused, and some will be sold to Urban Ore, a well-known store for previously used material. (We bought a slab there once for 30 bucks or so that we still use as our desktop.)
Things moved along quite quickly, and it was all I could to to keep from recording the whole thing on video. At 9:30 or so they started removing the fridge,
Things moved along quite quickly, and it was all I could to to keep from recording the whole thing on video. At 9:30 or so they started removing the fridge,
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Kitchen Remodel: Day 1
On Tuesday, September 15th Thomas (our foreman) started at 8am. The critical path for the project is the custom cabinet manufacturing, so we needed to get the kit/dr wall torn down as quickly as possible so that we could measure for the cabinets that were to be underneath the new peninsula countertop. The first task was getting the built-in cabinet un-built-in. This was also, from our perspective, the trickiest. If it didn't come out in one piece, or was too damaged in the process, we probably would end up scrapping it, which would be a shame. We really wanted to keep this part of the original house. Not only would it keep the house in character and retain the original house pieces, it also would be quite a handy and beautiful piece of furniture.
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