This afternoon begins the actual, real-life, this-isn’t-going-to-go-away portion of our program. Yes, now that the taxes have been done (and paid – ouch), we’re finally going to begin tearing apart our little home. This afternoon we’re off with the builders to buy cabinets, so that sometime next week our kitchen can be demolished.
On the plus side, this means that we’re finally getting rid of the 1970’s era microwave. On the negative side … this means that we have to buy a new one. Also on the plus side, we’ll end up with some way better storage down in the garage, because we’re having the builder install the old cabinets down there. That way we can store canned goods downstairs instead of taking up precious space in the pantry; hey – try storing 100 quarts of anything & you’ll see what I mean.
So. First comes the kitchen demolition, then installation of the new cabinetry, then removal of a wall & part of a coat closet so that we can add kitchen cabinets on one side and simply have less storage for coats (who, in California, needs that much storage for coats?). After that’s all done comes removal of a strange little pantry (so that we can have more light and more dining room space), after which comes carpet removal and wood floor installation (bamboo, thank you). After all that comes the upstairs bathroom.
So, the schedule looks like this:
- Kitchen Cabinet Removal
- Kitchen Cabinet Installation
- Coat Closet split into more Kitchen Storage & a smaller Closet
- Pantry removal
- First-floor bathroom renovation
- Carpet Removal
- Bamboo Floor Installation
- Upstairs bathroom renovation
- New hvac installation
And somewhere in there we’ll be painting things as well. It looks like this project’s going to involve our house being torn up for at least a month, and probably more like two. The builders seem to think that it’ll only take them one. I laugh. Truly.
I’ll be taking pictures of it all, I’m sure. After checking out TeaAndCakes’ photostream on Flickr, I’m thinking that I need to get a decent digital camera. Perhaps after all the building would be best … but I’d like to have pictures of it all, too. Film may just have to suffice. And, besides, I really do like my camera.
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