Demolition

Have you ever remodeled while living in the house being remodeled? How about an 1100 sq ft house…having to relocate appliances and all kitchen related items in that space? How about with a 1 year old and 3 year old??? It is CRAZY around here! And now Jamey’s daily aspiration is to find a tool and try to destroy something with it. I keep telling him that eventually, rebuilding will start. Then we will build rather than tear down. But for now DEMO is the word. Here are some photos. What is the plan? All new windows, a new room (office/library), and a new kitchen/utility area. As in, we are ripping out the entire kitchen.

This was last weekend…removing the ugly paneled walls from the patio. This has served as a useful playroom, but has been an eyesore….Stan has wanted to tear it down since the day we moved in but I objected. We’ve spent a LOT of time on the patio enjoying the openness to the backyard this week!

This photo doesn’t really show how bad these cabinets are. They are very old, don’t close, have nasty paint and dust inside that can’t be removed by cleaning….really. I can’t wait to remove a pan from a cabinet and not have to wash it before using it.

Here is the existing laundry area. We will add a door to shut this off from the kitchen.

Here is the beginning of the kitchen demo.

Here are the kids trying to pitch in.

Here is one of four loads Stan hauled home…..IKEA cabinets to assemble!