Week 2 Day 5

 Wow! That was our reaction at the end of today’s work. The openings to the family room were made today and we are surprised at how much they were able to open it up. The original doorway was widened and a new opening was made. The vaulting over the eating area was framed in more and the laundry room was started. We walked around tonight visualizing how cool it is going to be to see through to the golf course from the kitchen areas. 

From the family room looking into the kitchen.

Looking out from what will be soft seating area

Looking up to area over eating area

The 2 openings to the family room

Looking back to the eating area

A look from the approximate area of the island stove 

Or kind of my view while cooking

The skylights in the vaulted ceiling

The skylights in the vaulted ceiling area

A look as you enter from the laundry room

Day 4 Friday. End of the week

 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.

View of the skylights with a few 2 x 4’ s eliminated.

View into the laundry room where a pocket door will be.

Supports added while vaulted ceilings are being made. Also decided to replace the door to the deck . Just another $$$$

Day 3 smaller changes

 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.

Looking toward the foyer from the kitchen. All flooring has been removed.

Looking up at attic space

Sky light area to be vaulted over kitchen table.

Day 2 More demolition

 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.

Looking out the kitchen garden window. 

Looking up at what was the attic

Still some of the kitchen floor tile.

Looking at the room as you would enter from the foyerI

Looking at the room from the laundry room entrance

A few pieces of the hardwood Steve and I first put down in the originals dining room.😟

Day One Demolition

 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.

March 2021

 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.