Let the demolition begin! Let's see what's inside that soffit.
Oops, that's going to be expensive. August, 2007.
Cabinet doors being removed to save pulls and hinges. August, 2007.
About an hour into the demo. August, 2007.
All the upper cabinets gone. August, 2007.
Demolition complete! Took about 8 hours. August, 2007.
The tile tells the tale. August, 2007.
Post imprints. August, 2007.
Oops, the electricians hit the water line with their Sawz-all. Unfortunately, the stop valve failed so the end was crimped, put into a hose, and run out the garage onto the grass. August, 2007.
That's a lot of cabinets. August, 2007.
A sample. August, 2007.
Starting on the sheetrock. August, 2007.
Mud and tape go up, cans go in. The recessed lighting was a last minute change, it will provide some very nice task lighting on the counters. There will be plenty of light when the undercabinets and pendants (where the two big holes in the ceiling are) go in. August, 2007.
A first coat of paint goes up and the new tile goes down. August, 2007.
3 weeks after demolition, the cabinets finally go up. August, 2007.
This is day one. They'll be back tomorrow to finish molding and trim, and put doors and drawers in. August, 2007.
I didn't realize it took this many tools to install cabinets. In fact, I'm only showing about half of them here. August, 2007.
The doors and drawers have been added. That's my old counter, the new counters have been measured and ordered. However, the electrician put the pendants too close together. I like the corner cabinets where the stove used to be. The different heights and wine rack are awesome. August, 2007.
The other side of the kitchen, still need to get the trim finished and the hardware on the cabinets. The bottom right door on the pantry unit is the wrong size, too. What a difference without those ugly walls and doors. The pantry unit to the right of the fridge used to be where the 3 dated pillars were. August, 2007.
The finished product, about 6 weeks after demolition began. Lisa and I couldn't be happier. I'll have some more detailed photos posted soon, showing details like the cabinet hardware, granite counters, and sink and faucet, all from various angles. About the only thing missing at this point is the tile backsplash, but that will have to wait until another day. September, 2007.
