Here's what we started with,,, kitchen is behind the wall
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Half the cabinets out, tile removed,, wall almost down
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Scraping off the popcorn,,, so much fun! BTW,, how about that wall paper/covering
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We already have drywall everywhere,, it just needed to be screwed in, taped mudded and repaired
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Center island is in,,, new lights and ceiling is all patched and ready to go!
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Tiled the center island,,,, lots of drywall work to do still
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Fast forward,,,, new cabinets in,, counters and backsplash are tiled, undercounter lights, Made a wine rack. Note I also made full extension pull out drawers for all of the lower cabinets. I scored some points with the wife on that one!
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This was this past weekend. Sinks in, light rail installed, crown at ceiling installled, chair rail installed on center island and cabinets. It's pretty much done. The wife is happy!
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This has taken us since Thanksgiving weekend to get this done (3 1/2 months). In our defense we only get the weekends to work on it. What's not seen is the new CPVC water supply I installed as I wanted to replace the polybutelene and a new water heater as well. I'll replaces the pipes in the baths when I do those later this year. It's a bit spliced together at the moment. Thank god for SharkBites!
The next project is to replace some rotted flooring and sill plate in the living room. Once that's done I can finish the drywall in the living space,, paint then put down the flooring. Then I get to go fishing for a while!!!
Will it ever be done????????