Kitchen Remodeling, Day 36

The oak flooring was installed yesterday, and will be sanded and primed in the next two days.  The walls were primed several days before.

Yet another transformation of the space.

Kitchen Remodeling, Overall Schedule

We're probably a little ahead of schedule. Crew was able to finish early on several days thus far.


√  Jan 23     Demo and frame
√  Jan 30     Frame and mechanicals (Plumbing, Electric, HVAC)
√  Feb 6      Drywall, wood ceiling, and built-in sofa
√  Feb 13     Tape and prime
   Feb 20     Floors
   Feb 27     Cabinets and trim
   Mar 5      Trim, stain, paint
   Mar 12     Counter tops, faucets, outlets/switches/lights
   Mar 19     Appliances, final floor

Kitchen Remodeling, Middle of week 4

No big changes: taping and mudding of sheet rock and other seams.  But look closely for a glimpse of the built-in sofa, which was installed yesterday and then quickly covered to protect it.

Kitchen Remodeling, More Days

End of week 3.  Sheet rock is up and space takes form.

No narration this time.  Sorry, but this doesn't quite do it.  More to come.

For Valentines Day

Listening to Now. Take Five

Kate's favorite jazz piece...

Kitchen Remodeling, Days 1 - 14. Video recap

The first two weeks ended on Friday (3 Feb.).  Coincidently, this also marked the completion of all the structural carpentry.  Next is electrical installation, then inspection, after which the sheet rock goes up.  All that should happen in the next week.

The video is rather long (about 5 mintues), and the quality was reduced by blogspot compression, but it should serve...

Kitchen Remodeling, Days 10 & 11

I overlooked taking pictures after the work on Days 10 and Day 11 (Monday, Jan 30 and Tuesday, Jan. 31).  So below is the state after two more days of work.

Not much visible.  Tuesday morning was actually spent with the architect, the cabinet maker, and the contractor making detailed design decisions.

But if you're looking carefully, you'll see new framing to lower the ceiling the back hall, some vent plumbing for the utility sink, and a new opening to the back hall.

And the tile arrived! More on that tomorrow.