Kitchen renovation, days 1 to 7
Time to detail what we’ve been doing with the kitchen the last week.
Removed a large part of the wall separating it from the dining room. This wall was perhaps not structural, but it supported a wall above it consisting of 1x3” planks, horisontal planking, reeds and a whole lot of plaster. So we installed a 1x5” beam to hold it up.
Ripped out all the old kitchen furnishings — we’re keeping the fridge and the dishwasher.
Removed the old laminate floor, laid a new subfloor consisting of board, and we’re installing a new laminate floor with tile pattern.
Todo
Finish the floor
Install the new furnishings: sink, dishwasher cabinet, and oven/hob.
Board up the wall between the kitchen and the old hall.
Thoughts
Removing walls is hard — probably should have got a professional to do it. Also, plaster is a bitch to remove.
Tiling patterns use up more of the planks than a wood pattern does. Also, you have to be more careful where you start.
Pics will be up as soon as I can remove them from the phone.
Update: I would have finished the floor today, if the blade to the electric jigsaw hadn’t snapped while sawing the last effing plank… and did I think to pick up a new one when I was at the hardware store today? Noooo.
Updated on Friday, 2005-07-29.
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