Vis a tergo

Demolition!

Demolition was completed a while ago, but I just downloaded the photos from the camera. In fact, things are quite far along. I'll put up the demolition pictures here and add new entries for the other stages that are completed.

Some of the original linoleum, revealed when the cabinets were removed

Some of the original wood floor. I don't know if this was meant as just an underlayment, or was used as flooring. Unfortunately we had to rip this out so that the tile didn't sit too high.

The laundry room. Some ugly linoleum faux-tile stuff was originally up here. The plumbing and electrical will be new and real tile will be put up as a wainscoat

This is where the refrigerator will go. The new refrigerator is taller, so the cabinet above had to be ripped out so it would fit. A smaller cabinet will eventually be installed

This is the wet wall. I was glad to find out that the old leaky plumbing hadn't ruined the floor underneath. The cabinets were a mess, but once they were disposed of, everything else was fine. New plumbing will go here, as well as new window sashes with double panes windows.

This is the opposite wall where the range will go. New electrical and gas lines are part of the deal here. The heater vent for the room behind the kitchen had to be moved slightly to make room for the new gas line. It also involved doing some work from underneath which meant that some drywall had to be removed in the finished basement. Funny how the job always grows as it goes along.

The breakfast nook. We'll get new sashes in the window and more electrical, as well as some structured wiring. It's the same wiring that I ran to the garage and includes 2 video, 2 Cat 6 and 2 fiber optic cables tied together in one sheath.

Finally, here is the entry hall. We'll be refinishing all of the hardwood floors as soon as the kitchen is done. This area used to be tiled, but we've decided to try it as hardwood. We'll just tile over it if we don't like it.

There's actually quite a bit more done at this point. These pictures were actually take on August 7th, so it's been about three weeks. More later...

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Posted by Rob at August 26, 2006 10:52 AM