So here are the pictures of the kitchen all primed. Brad and Tim worked at it all day and it was a lovely sight to see it all done when I got home. Next step, I believe, is another coat of primer. But I may be mistaken. Any thoughts on the recessed lighting? Alright. Well. Off I go. More posts after painting is accomplished. Cabinets are rumored to be in by the end of the month!!!!!
...Is in!
Isn't she pretty?
It is now actually beginning to look like a kitchen and not just another unfinished room. We're moving the right direction, folks!
Tuesday was a productive day. We got the last of the sheetrock on the wall, and most of the seams taped and mudded. Katie's dad came and installed door #2 for us. (as seen is this photo)
Center Bottom: Our new floor awaiting installation. That will happen tomorrow!
As always, click this picture for more images.
Does this look crooked to you?
Anyways... it's the completely sheetrocked wall! We DID get something completed this weekend!
Getting the cubby* ready for sheetrock.
*We still need a name for this area. Anyone?
Took a few hours off Saturday night for game night, where the MEN sucessfully walloped the girls in 2 out of 3 games.
As seen here, she has branched out to fiberglass batt insulation as well as the stuff from a can. She has also increased her hourly rate so she can buy herself more cute pink hats.
Most of the day Saturday looked like this. After all that though, we did manage to get the ceiling put in.
Amazingly interesting photo, I know. The rough electrical is 90% done. Just one more switch box to wire up.
Next up: Insulation in the walls, Nailer boards for the cabinets, then sheetrock.
Because we took out the ceiling, we were able to add lighting to a relatively dark kitchen. We added some recessed lights, as well as a center light. The recessed lights will be dimmable.
Another view of the gutted kitchen. Our life has turned into a series of paper plates and microwaved meals.
Katie took on the important task of weather sealing the windows. Look at the concentration she has here! She is, in fact, available for hire; you supply the little can with long nozzle full of fluffy insulation, she'll do the rest.
The current state of our Kitchen. Studs and three pipes sticking out of the floor. You can see one recessed light in the cubby there, and since this photo, four more have been added, with the purpose of curing our constant eclipsing of the work area by our bodies.
So after gentle prodding from Katie's dad, we decided to go ahead and rip down the ceiling. It will be easier to match new sheetrock to it, and we won't have any problems trying to get those ugly swirls to match. It'll be a step that we're glad we took. Once the ceiling was down, we were left with two layers of ceiling and one big mess of loose insulation. Big mess calls for a big shovel. It was very dusty, I was not wearing the mask for fear of bird flu.
Delivered Friday, they are currently taking up our entire office/music room. They look great and will look even better in the kitchen.
