Posted by jsexton – October 11, 2006 9:10 PM

Our kitchen remodel is a "tear everything out and start fresh" job, so the first week of hands-on-work is simply ripping everything out. That's not just the cabinets, stove and the obvious stuff. We're taking it down to the studs. The sheetrock comes down, the floor comes up, everything.

This was very, very satisfying to witness. I went to work on a Tuesday morning and when I returned in the evening the place was nearly gutted. Is it a guy thing to think demolition is fun? With four strong guys going at it, the complete demolition took nearly four days. We even pulled the ceiling down; this made the plumbing and electrical much more accessible. In particular, this will make it easy to put in can lighting, which we plan to install throughout the whole area. The plumber and electrician will thank us for taking down the ceiling. In fact we were happy to, because it had a pretty ugly finish.

This is the space formerly known as the Sexton kitchen. Look back at the first entry to see the "before" shot.

This is looking from the dining room into the kitchen. The spot with the black plastic on the floor is where the bathroom used to be.
Soon these walls will be completely gone.