That giant sucking sound was the removal of our former beat down cabinetry, worn out flooring and out-dated wallpaper, all given the heave-ho. Those bad vibes have been tossed out and that sucking sound as they went out was music to our ears, as the now emptied kitchen space was literally echoing as we spoke inside the void of our former kitchen. The old cabinets were piled in garage, as I intend to install them on the garage walls for additional storage. The kitchen walls, now laid bare by the stripping of the wall paper and the electrical outlets were rearranged and new dry wall was installed and textured where needed. And as we lift up our eyes we notice the wretched stained 'popcorn' ceiling texture has been removed as well. This is Easter! Behold, All things become new.
With the prep work done from floor to ceiling, the floor tile guy came through the lockbox hung from our front door and went to work while we were away at our own jobs. We came back home in the evening to see the freshly laid tiles cordoned off by tape - No walking on the new kitchen tiles just yet! It was good to see some solid fresh flooring with some bold color. It was grand to see the transformation beginning.
Once the new floor was set and grouted, the next set of workmen arrived to do rough plumbing and put in new dry wall where needed after the pantry closet walls had been removed.
Once all of the new cabinets had been delivered, they were inspected, with a fair number of them found to be chipped, scratched and otherwise damaged. Those rejects were then reordered. This put off the completion schedule for a couple more weeks. But all of the cabinets that were to be installed on the floor were in fine conditions, so next step, installation of some of the cabinets next Saturday.
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| The old kitchen laid bare New things are coming. It will be so good. |
With the prep work done from floor to ceiling, the floor tile guy came through the lockbox hung from our front door and went to work while we were away at our own jobs. We came back home in the evening to see the freshly laid tiles cordoned off by tape - No walking on the new kitchen tiles just yet! It was good to see some solid fresh flooring with some bold color. It was grand to see the transformation beginning.
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| Kitchen tiles laid while we were away. A welcome sight upon our evening arrival home. |
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| Our new "Precambrian Slate Stone" tile flooring, replacing ghastly linoleum. |
Once the new floor was set and grouted, the next set of workmen arrived to do rough plumbing and put in new dry wall where needed after the pantry closet walls had been removed.
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| Plumbers and dry wall craftsman show up at 8 AM to do their work on our new kitchen. Sink and refrigerator locations are being shifted. |
Once all of the new cabinets had been delivered, they were inspected, with a fair number of them found to be chipped, scratched and otherwise damaged. Those rejects were then reordered. This put off the completion schedule for a couple more weeks. But all of the cabinets that were to be installed on the floor were in fine conditions, so next step, installation of some of the cabinets next Saturday.
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