Today the progress was all about being able to vault the ceiling over the kitchen eating area. They decided it could be accomplished with some added support beams. Most of the work today was about getting this accomplished. So no great changes in the pictures.
Day 3 is a miserable, cold, rainy, windy, March Ohio day. The crew arrives at 8 am and begins work. The remaining floor is removed and the sky light area of the ceiling is removed. The plan is to vault the ceiling area over the kitchen table since it was open attic space. The first rollaway trash bin has been filled and replaced with an empty one. Habitat for humanity has collected the cupboards we removed and hopefully someone will enjoy them in a new house. As far as pictures go there isn’t a lot of change from day 2 although it does look a little less messy. It is hard to picture how the sky lights might be changed but I took these pictures today.
Today the crew of 4 were back to remove ceilings and flooring. It was much more messy today as the attic had blown in insulation which needed to be bagged and removed after it fell down from above the ceiling boards. The wall between the kitchen and dining room is completely gone now so it really begins to feel like a whole space. We are both happy so far with the look. No sense in cleaning things up too much as it will continue to be messy.
Tuesday March 16, 2021 the demolition of our kitchen/old dining room begins. I can’t quite determine if I am excited or scared. I will keep my eyes focused on how great it will be when it is finished and I am sure we will quickly forget all of the troubles along the way.
We got home from our vacation in Florida after a great visit with Rosemary and Bob in Jacksonville and an overnight with Tom and Julie in Peachtree City. Covid -19 shots had been scheduled while we were in Florida so both Steve and I were vaccinated Saturday March 6 with the Moderna vaccine. The second dose will be given on April 3, which happens to be the day before Easter so we probably will plan a quiet Easter as some are experiencing mild symptoms after the second dose.
The big news for this month is that our kitchen remodel will begin. The task of getting ready is starting to seem monumental. With the addition of the foyer floor and powder room being redone it seems as if half of our house will be under construction. I am trying to get comfortable with the fact that everything will be unorganized for a couple of months and keep focused on the finished product. It should be amazing!
So a few pictures along the way.
They say timing is everything and once again our escape from Ohio in February was well timed. The biggest winter storm to hit the United States left the entire country with the exception of the tiniest tip of Florida in the deep freeze. While we fished, swam and sunned in 80 degree weather our ring doorbell showed us the 19 inches of snow in our front yard in Perrysburg.
We had 3 sets of visitors. The Kehres and Smith visit was first which included a bike tour around Key West. Second set was neighbors the Ehlers which included a fishing trip and a Key West tour of the Hemingway House. And finally the Mereus. Granddaughter Sophia was quite the traveler and kept Mimi and Grandpa busy but entertained with all of her cuteness.
We were able to FaceTime with Mike everyday so even though he didn’t get down to Florida he was included in many of our happy hours.
