Kitchen Tear Out - Phase II

 

Now that we got the ceiling back in, unfortunately, we had to rip-out most of the upper walls, because of the old tile backsplash being well adhered to the drywall.  By removing the upper portion of the walls it also made it easier for the electrician to do their work of adding/moving outlets, adding lines for under-cabinet lighting and moving the 220 line for the range from the left side of the kitchen to the right side of the kitchen

Doug and I did most of the drywall hanging work ourselves for the walls.  He was the 'cutter' and I did the measuring for the 'holes' for the outlets, and then was the holder! 

In the span of about 10 days we got the old drywall out, the new drywall up, had the electrician in doing the lighting and outlet changes, made the cut-out opening to the dining room.  Now we're ready for the drywall finisher.  I also got the final kitchen cabinet layout completed, posted our old range and dishwasher on craigslist, and started shopping for a 'cheap' slide-in range.  Doug and I also made the decision to go with the Buckingham Sienna Rope style cabinets.
 


Before removing the tile backsplash drywall



After removing the wall drywall, before electrical work

 

Our dining room wall, before we opened the
pass through to the kitchen




New view of the dining room from the newly
framed kitchen pass-through

 





View of kitchen with first round of electrical work
including new can lighting, outlets and wires for
new under-cabinet lighting

That's all for today!
Marianne & Doug