Painted kitchen
Kitchen
Kitchen ceiling lights
Two of the ceiling lights were purchased at ReStore, the light over the sink was purchased from Menards.
Adding Insulation to empty spots
There was blown in insulation in the downstairs from before. Areas that were empty had insulation filled and plastic added.
All the insulation was removed from the kitchen to facilitate the electrical work so new insulation was added.
New Kitchen Window
We needed to replace the original kitchen window and found an almost perfect one at a salvage store. Trim and needed siding will be added at a later date.
Electrical in Kitchen Before South Bedroom Flooring
We had one more bedroom in which to install flooring but first Steven needed to work on the electrical for the kitchen. He had to have access under the subfloor to string wire.
Changes!
We looked over our kitchen cabinets and granite countertops. We realized that if we took out the window that we had put in and move the door to that space, we wouldn’t have to resize the granite countertops. It would also be advantageous for having a table and chairs in the porch. We will move the exterior door to the side and have only windows in the front.
We later realized that we could put the window where the door had been and it would serve as a passthrough for food.
Two More Hardwood Floor Replacements
Removing the old chimney, left a hole in the kitchen floor. We added a subfloor in that and two other smaller holes. I then installed hardwood flooring.
More Kitchen Hardwood Floor Replacement
We had removed a cabinet from the dining room that jutted into the kitchen. I cut pieces of spare hardwood flooring and installed.
Replacing Wood Strips in Kitchen
The kitchen floor was missing several rows of wood strips. We ran the strip perpendicular to the previous floor. Luckily we had enough strips that matched. We didn’t have to go all the way to the south wall because kitchen cabinets will cover the area. We still have strips to install by the north wall of the kitchen where a cabinet and the brick chimney had been.
Kitchen Ceiling Strips
The kitchen ceiling had a lot of nails left after removal of the ceiling dry wall. We decided to add strips of wood to the joists to screw on the new dry wall.