By the time we arrived Sunday morning after church, I was feeling much better about things. The progress was showing and we finally had more of the destruction done than what was left to be torn out.
Mark went straight to the kitchen and got busy tearing out the walls and insulation behind the cabinets so we could see what we were working with as far as plumbing and electrical were concerned. There is one pipe that will have to be rerouted through the soffit and some electrical boxes to move, as well as gas lines.
We also tore out the doorway between the kitchen and back porch. The porch will serve us more as a mudroom/pantry. This is where we will keep the deep freeze and cabinets for canned goods, etc.
As long as we had the wall out and the door off at the top of the stairs, we decided a pocket door would be the way to go in order to save space. I am really excited about this!
We also decided on Sunday to rip out the rest of the wall in the Master bedroom and build our new cabinets all the way across instead of ending at the door. My mom has a library ladder we will mount above the closets in order to be able to access the cabinets up high. I think this might be my favorite decision we made all day!
Sunday we FINALLY got to move to the living room and dining room with our sanding as we had finished the 2 bedrooms/ In this picture you can see where the rerouted ductwork ended up. It is in the space between the red wall and the white wall. The holes in the ceiling are where my Dad ran new wiring for lighting in the living room. Vadim was a great assistant in that project as well. I think he has enjoyed learning some new skills during this project.
Our first step towards reconstruction! Sunday afternoon, Dad and Vadim got the coat closet in the entry all framed in! This felt like a huge step
Mark started using a belt sander to finish up the edges of the walls to get rid of the texturing and prepare for skim coating.
Sunday felt like a huge turning point. We finished tearing things out (I think) and got started on putting the new things in. That felt very rewarding.
Needless to say, but Sunday night, we were all beat! There wasn't a single part of my body that didn't hurt and I am sure everyone else was aching a whole lot more than I was. They all certainly worked harder!
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