They also had popcorn put on the ceiling. Popcorn with glitter. The next owner was their daughter. She had the kitchen remodeled again in 2002. The wood colored cabinets were painted white (ugh), ceilings scraped flat, tile put in, and crown molding that made absolutely no sense was put up. Whoever did it had no clue what they were doing. None of the pieces fit together at all, which goes a pretty long way in explaining the square decorative pieces that were put up at every corner. In one corner where they couldn't do that they have 1/2 an inch of caulk to try and fill the gap they left.
By the end of the first week I was moving a little faster again.
With the last of the floor cabinets gone there wasn't much in the way any more.
The wood was less rotten here and more repairs had been done with the subfloor that were next to impossible to take apart so I had to rely on the saws all a lot more.
Finally it was all gone. Just in time for the tree removal crew to stop by and take out the 80 foot tall pine tree that keeps dropping branches on and around the house. After one hit the roof of the garage and I noticed all the repairs from other times the roof has been hit I decided it was time for the tree to go.
According to the rings it was just a bit under 50 years old. I hate to see it go, but it's in a horrible location and a danger to our place and the neighbors.
By the middle of the month the wall cabinets were coming down. These I was able to piece back together, and hopefully Habitat will be able to make use of them.
Here is where the door between the kitchen and dining room originally was. Also, this is the back of the electrical panel. I think the original layout might have had more cabinet space so I'm not exactly sure why it was changed. the arched door was from a kit that someone bought and installed in 1979 when the kitchen and dining room were changed up.
No comments:
Post a Comment