KCparsons

We've been so busy w/ stuff around here that I've had no computer time to post updates, much less pictures. Our kitchen is now totally down to studs and Carrie has scrapped glue/laminate tacky stuff from about half the floor (w/ some help from my Mom too when they visited). I just installed a new a/c-heater duct to Owyn's bedroom (which will also function as a guest room) as the old one ran up one of the walls that we tore down w/in the kitchen. I've installed a lock on our basement door (now that from outside is the only entrance and it cannot be locked from w/in), torn out all insulation, ducts, most wiring from the kitchen, and am now going to do some electrical, framing, plumbing, and gas-line reconfiguration for our new design. We are going to look at windows tomorrow as we are planning on shrinking two of them, opening up another that was closed off, and closing off one where the fridge will be going. Pics to follow at some point. Hopefully sometime in the coming weeks we'll be able to get someone to hang, tape, and mud drywall b/c that is something I don't think I can do well enough yet (especially in such a visible room as the kitchen). Carrie has been working hard on the design and I think we are really going to be satisfied when it is all said and done...whenever that might be.

We are quite busy tearing off the paneling, lath, and plaster from our kitchen walls. Sid has just left today after a week of helping us and wow, he was a huge help. We plumbed and wired our laundry up on the second floor (a small 70" x 29" closet), tore out 3/4 of our kitchen, and most importantly, figured out that we can have a totally open kitchen layout (long story) since the center kitchen wall turned out to be a non-load bearing...so far, at least it appears so...

Once things settle down I'll post a long note w/ pics about the progress.