A long await kitchen remodel has finally begun. This is a complete redo of the kitchen, removal of a wall between kitchen and living room, hardwoods extending into living room and a bathroom remodel.
Here's a rough idea of what the final kitchen will look like.
Living room before the start of the project.
Kitchen before the start of project
Bathroom before start of project
First day of project, the entire kitchen gets demolished. All that remains is the wall dividing the kitchen and living room
The old pantry is gone
If you look closely at this picture you can see water and drain pipes towards the right side of the wall to be removed. This would be the first unforeseen issue.
Day two sees the wall removed, a header for support in its place and framing for the new pantry.
Things are a bit of a mess but now it is one big open space
They begin work on the flooring, weaving in the new with the old so when the floors are refinished the difference between the two will be well hidden.
The water pipes and drain line has been moved. This would be the biggest problem for the next five days.
1. The plumber had a joint burst when he turned the water back on resulting in water in the basement.
2. The work he completed leaked it at least 3 places
3. His attempts to fix it failed. Not a single leak was repaired
4. A new plumber was brought in who decided to redo it completely.
5. Within an hour after new plumber left site inspection, the drain line clogged on other side of the house leaving me with 0 bathrooms. He came back to find a shop rag in the drain. He did solve this problem.
6. The second week started with the new plumber doing a MUCH better job of relocated the pipes. So things were back on track.
Stacks of hardwood ready to install
The unfinished flooring completely installed.
The second week saw a lot of progress but little exciting to see. Most of the electrical is now done and some of the HVAC relocation. More to come as progress continues.
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