Drywall

As I said in the last post, we removed the drywall on the walls between the kitchen and the bathroom, and the cabinet wall in the kitchen. This accomplished two things; it made the job of removing the linoleum wall covering much easier, and it opened the wall to allow access for the plumbing installation next spring. If time allows, I may replace the electrical wiring in this part of the house since it is in the open.



Along with the drywall, we removed the bathroom sink, and the toilet. The bathroom is now ready for a tear out and replacement of the floor. The idea is to make it the same level as the rest of the house, as it is higher than the concrete slab.

Finishing the Floor 11/18

When we removed the cabinets a couple of weeks ago, we decided that the corner cabinet was going to be too difficult to remove. We thought that we would use the existing floor, and just cut the new floor around the older section. This continued to be our decision until sometime Saturday evening.

I met a friend (JSE) at the cottage on Saturday evening, and we started removing the drywall on the common wall between the kitchen and the bathroom. We also removed the drywall on the kitchen cabinet wall. This was a fairly simple process until we reached the corner cabinet. We stopped to figure out how to cut the drywall so the piece behing the cabinet would match the new sheets that we will hang in the Spring. The easiest and best solution was to go ahead and remove the cabinet.

Once the cabinet was out, I discovered the floor beneath was in terrible condition and had to be replaced. By this time, I have honed my flooring skill, and the job was completed in no time. It helped that the hole was only 24" x 24". With the final nail in the final floor board, the floor is officially complete. Well... at least until CMV decides it is time to lay down the tile.