Seems like a never-ending kitchen story but someday it will end. I am just not in any big hurry. I did clean up the mess fromlast Friday's tear down and then I made another mess - removed the drywall from part of the soffit. But actually the goal for this week/end is too get all the tearout done. All lathe and mortar gone. Then I can concentrate on the real work.
THE RENOVATION!!!
Cabinet placement has been decided. It will be pretty much the same with a few mods and some extras. The stove will be moved north 18" and have a ceramic/stone backsplash with a pot filler faucet. The sink is staying just being changed to a fireclay or copper farmhouse sink (the ones that look like this ). A 6 foot island is being added in the center of the room with pendandt lights overhead. Countertops will almost definetely be soapstone and the floor is still questionable. Either flagstone or hardwood. I have lots of old hardwood that was removed from various rooms over time that is stored in the man-cave that can be reused. I just have to san and refinish after it is on the floor. and still more walls and part of the ceiling to remove. What a mess.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
More Progress
Last night I was ticked off so in less than an hour 75% of the kitchen ceiling came down. Now I just have to clean up the mess before Zook's dog comes over for the week.
Yes, I am dog sitting this week for Illini Coach Zook's wife's dog - Lexy. She is a dog, mild-mannered dog. A big Weimariner.
I need a dog. I just don't know what kind of dog I want. And I promised earlier that I would post some pictures. I will make that a priority this weekend.
Tomorrow I take Allyson, Chris and Jake to Indy to catch a plane for Florida. Good thing they are staying in a gated community. It might keep Jake and Chris from being attacked too much.
Yes, I am dog sitting this week for Illini Coach Zook's wife's dog - Lexy. She is a dog, mild-mannered dog. A big Weimariner.
I need a dog. I just don't know what kind of dog I want. And I promised earlier that I would post some pictures. I will make that a priority this weekend.
Tomorrow I take Allyson, Chris and Jake to Indy to catch a plane for Florida. Good thing they are staying in a gated community. It might keep Jake and Chris from being attacked too much.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Progress
Well it has been a while since our "day of rest" and there has been progress made. More old cabinets have been removed and part of the ceiling has come down. Michael, Jake & Chris took down as many of the ceiling joists that supported the dropped ceiling as they could without dealing with the electrical at this point. Now Michael can continue pulling down the original old ceiling....what a mess that makes! He decided he didn't want to do it with the kids and Bogie there because of all the nasty dust it makes. Even with a mask on it chokes him up. He bought a better one for the next round. Hopefully that will make a difference in how he feels when the dust settles. I'm headed to the dump today to empty my back end (tee-hee, wish it was that easy). I'm sure by the time the boys and I return from Florida it will be more than ready to be emptied again.
We did manage to find some old door pins at a vintage shop to get the door up between the dining room and living room. It really looks neat to have them up. Cooking some old hinges we found too to get all the old paint and such off of them so we can hopefully get the door up between the kitchen and dining. All in hopes of keeping the dust from filtering throughout the house. I'm thinking if we stop trying to dust all the time, maybe we'll reach that level of dust that no more will stick...kind of like in your car...seems like the dashboard reaches a level of dustiness and then never gets any worse. Its a thought anyway.
We did manage to find some old door pins at a vintage shop to get the door up between the dining room and living room. It really looks neat to have them up. Cooking some old hinges we found too to get all the old paint and such off of them so we can hopefully get the door up between the kitchen and dining. All in hopes of keeping the dust from filtering throughout the house. I'm thinking if we stop trying to dust all the time, maybe we'll reach that level of dust that no more will stick...kind of like in your car...seems like the dashboard reaches a level of dustiness and then never gets any worse. Its a thought anyway.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
A Day of Rest?
Only talk of maybe doing a little more on the kitchen last night occurred. I think we both needed a break...I sure know I did. Unloaded all the garbage from the back of my truck at the dump yesterday. I told them I'd be back probably on a regular basis for a while.
So we relaxed...spent a bit of time looking for a farm kitchen sink on line and trying to be sure we can get the right cabinet to house it. Looks like we're good to go. Put Chris to work last night taking nails out of the joists in the ceiling. Kept him busy for a little bit, but left a nice mess for Michael to clean up from the floor. He just didn't get the concept that you manage your own mess. We'll be working on that. One less thing we have to do though.
Today I pick up the last of the base cabinets that Schrock had in their warehouse that we could use. So we have the cabinets for the island and most what we needed in bases with the exception of the sink base and a couple 18 inchers. I may be wrong on that, but we are close all the same. They didn't have anything we needed for the upper cabinets except the one we brought home a couple of weeks ago for the corner. That was a great find! We'll call Schrock's weekly to see if anymore come in that we need. Trying to avoid having to buy any of them at full retail if at all possible.
Now, do we strip the plaster and lathe off the walls and ceiling and put up drywall? That is the next big decision. I say go for it and eliminate the worry of things breaking apart later after investing all the time to make it beautiful. What's a little more mess? I can mud and tape with the best of them.
So we relaxed...spent a bit of time looking for a farm kitchen sink on line and trying to be sure we can get the right cabinet to house it. Looks like we're good to go. Put Chris to work last night taking nails out of the joists in the ceiling. Kept him busy for a little bit, but left a nice mess for Michael to clean up from the floor. He just didn't get the concept that you manage your own mess. We'll be working on that. One less thing we have to do though.
Today I pick up the last of the base cabinets that Schrock had in their warehouse that we could use. So we have the cabinets for the island and most what we needed in bases with the exception of the sink base and a couple 18 inchers. I may be wrong on that, but we are close all the same. They didn't have anything we needed for the upper cabinets except the one we brought home a couple of weeks ago for the corner. That was a great find! We'll call Schrock's weekly to see if anymore come in that we need. Trying to avoid having to buy any of them at full retail if at all possible.
Now, do we strip the plaster and lathe off the walls and ceiling and put up drywall? That is the next big decision. I say go for it and eliminate the worry of things breaking apart later after investing all the time to make it beautiful. What's a little more mess? I can mud and tape with the best of them.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Kitchen Renovation #1
Well, started tearing the ceiling out of the kitchen last night in hopes of raising the roof back to the original height.
9 feet.
This meant me on a ladder.
This meant me with a hammer.
This meant me with a prybar.
This meant me with a razor knife.
Sounds like good ingredients for a bloodletting.
Nothing but a small paper cut. Damn. I mean good.
Pictures later.
9 feet.
This meant me on a ladder.
This meant me with a hammer.
This meant me with a prybar.
This meant me with a razor knife.
Sounds like good ingredients for a bloodletting.
Nothing but a small paper cut. Damn. I mean good.
Pictures later.
New Homeowner Anality
Yes, I did fall off the face of the earth (because it's not round) but I have climbed back onto her face.
Here's the thing - last Thursday we get some snow and predictions of several more inches to follow. So I decide to be a kind and considerate employee and park the company car in MY garage.
My niceness is returned with a bitchy, f**k you attitude. The damn car dribbled dirty snow all over my garage floor.
After I was so nice to the car, it shit snow on my floor. So I was late to work because I had to shovel it out. I just couldn't let that dirty snow, dirty water lay on my garage floor. It had to be cleaned out.
How's that for anality.
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Here's the thing - last Thursday we get some snow and predictions of several more inches to follow. So I decide to be a kind and considerate employee and park the company car in MY garage.
My niceness is returned with a bitchy, f**k you attitude. The damn car dribbled dirty snow all over my garage floor.
After I was so nice to the car, it shit snow on my floor. So I was late to work because I had to shovel it out. I just couldn't let that dirty snow, dirty water lay on my garage floor. It had to be cleaned out.
How's that for anality.
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Monday, February 18, 2008
Surprise!
Well my Michael surprised me today! I was expecting to wait on a furniture delivery of our dining room table and chairs and very excited! Well not only did we get our table and chairs but he ordered the buffet and hutch for us too! It is so beautiful! With the exception of an area rug and refinishing the floors at some point down the road, that room is close to finished. A picture here and there, and some other minor decorating over time otherwise. Thank you sweetheart!!!
We were planning on having dinner in there tonight...but that is another story for another day.
We were planning on having dinner in there tonight...but that is another story for another day.
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