New Kitchen

July 2014

This is where the washer and dryer were in the segmented rooms that made up the back porch area

August 2014

Starting the process of removing the many layers of rotted floor. Pete looking discouraged.

A pan of the room

November 2014

Where the washer and dryer once lived

Exterior aluminum siding used for the ceiling

The many many layers of wall, there's even some cork in there!

View from the old kitchen into what will be our new kitchen.

This window looks on to our backyard.

What seemed like the endless process of pulling layers off the floor.

Extensive termite damage under all the layers

January 2015

The chimney from the back. The whole in the center is from where someone vented it, where I assume a wood burning heat or cook stove once stood.

A few of the many samples of vinyl flooring.

Strips of vinyl printed with a brick pattern nailed to the ceiling, maybe used for spacers. 

May 2015

  

All the layers FINALLY removed!!

The seven foot deep pit found under the floor.

July 2015

Foundation stones from the inside of the house

A jerry-rigged method of support for a joist

Here's what the floor was sitting on!

A flower pot shoved into an old drainage pipe

Really old garbage under the floor

All the trash half cleaned up

The dirt floor clear of debris.

September 2015

We bought this Elmira stove second hand from Ebay. Pete's brother helped up load it into the house,

June 2016

Pete measuring the wonky joists with his new laser level


November-December 2016

This vapor barrier plastic was installed under the joists to keep out moisture.

The first of the new joists installed

All of the joists installed

Plywood floor installed

Wide angle photos taken by our friend Craig

February 2017
Doors installed between old and new kitchen

June 2017

The first installed outlet in the house, was this one in our kitchen.

April 2018

Our temporary kitchen slop sink was installed!

Our very rudimentary kitchen

November 2018
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With some struggle, Pete managed to install this gas heater by himself, after two contractors blew us off.

Hooking up a new gas line to the manifold.

Setting up for the installation in the kitchen. We had to go back to Lowe's a second time for the correct parts.

Soapy water can be sprayed on the lines to check for gas leaks.




It was stressful trying to get this thing working! In the end there was a standard flat screw on the bottom of the unit that needed to be adjusted to get the pilot to light. There was nothing in the directions about it, it wasn't obvious at all!

It was such a victory as well as a great relief getting this properly installed!



November 2019

This sideboard will be one of our kitchen counters

December 2019

The first radiator in the house was installed in the kitchen. Pete want able to paint the segments on time.

June 2020 

We found this copper washing machine that we will eventually make into our kitchen sink.

July 2021

Staging the kitchen with  appliances and furniture we've collected so far.

July 2022

Pete and Joe installed two second hand Andersen windows on the driveway side in the kitchen.

Cutting the hole for reframing 

The clapboard will eventually be replaced.