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House Four: New Kitchen Plan, Demolition, and Reclaimed Pine Flooring Prep
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" As you could see clearly very inefficiently set up kitchens we have the square footage all would like she was -- design."
" We really love to entertain but unfortunately we have mr. fridge here so we would like to take mr. fridge and move right over there where this notice and that would open up the space credit -- so that we can do our entertaining."
" Another reason for that is we'd like to set up a nice tight triangle as a work area like to put the microwave oven and the -- here. We like also put in the cooktop over here and a smaller sink here oddest thing we also have an additional sink in the butler's pantry. And after -- refrigerator is moved. And it opens up the -- that want to -- put in a night light door to add even some weren't like this area."
" We would definitely like to replace the windows they're very old and as you can see. There approximately 104 years old we can't even lock them and we definitely do want to please please."
" Homeowners mark and Christina are doing a lot of the demolition work themselves and marked with just there will be doing a lot of the construction as well. Under the supervision of his uncle Dennis and experienced contractor. Christine in the chest and we'll focus on creating a historic style and design for this kitchen. Kmart if you up -- that the cabinets are guys answer the plaster is down. Did you enjoy the demolition -- Millicent not one bit not one bit it was hot sweaty but worth it -- well yes sure you saved a lot of money doing it yourself with that big refrigerators out of the way for the time being sought the focal point right. What have you done over here also we took we took the sink out. -- here we also took my wife and I took one overhead cabinet over here yes took an output in the garage OK and what about the floor I notice you've got black. I guess it's building paper ask you how we build them. We took up but two layers of linoleum and we've got of this black -- felt paper and we're waiting to decide whether or not we should take it up these were put on the floor. This is the killer job. Now what's this bead board doing back here. That's one of the surprises we found -- hours taking on the wall in front of this stack. So this is probably left over from the original kitchen finish and you think you might want to do that. You know kind of repeat that yes you planned use enough now going up halfway up all around the kitchen with the bead board now -- look good now this kitchen and bathroom are practically in one another's way and you don't have much options but. You can fiddle around with the plan you certainly can get rid of some of this outdated and out of fashion tile. Let me help you with the demo -- have you started yet yes or taken out summon up some of the plaster just get ready to start on the tile. And let me tell you this is the best possible tile installation I mean look at that the the ceramic tile is applied on a mortar bed right on on metal mesh. And when you've got that kind of -- tile job it's almost impossible to take it down it's tough and one thing to do is either take down whole wall which you don't want to do here. Or another thing to try to separate the whole you know three components. From the studs. I just getting behind it with flat parts -- crow bars and just starting to cut the else."
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" Now that this wallet governs that on the wood floors and we've got now Howard Brickman is here to help us with that hey our sincere. Presidio now what's the first thing you want to do. Get registered -- nu wood floor well the first thing we check is for high moisture on the job site looking for a moisture content. No higher than 12%. Right here we have 8% which is acceptable. We're in good shape that way and it looks like as though you've already started some of this taping it can help you put the rest of it down thank -- now what's the reason for this paper. Well it to provide. Vapor barrier it's a fifteen pound felt -- pound felt past -- felt yeah provides a vapor barrier. Between the sub floor. The finished floor -- Him. It also provides for some. Increased friction between the importance of course on the floor doesn't move as much when it shrinks and swells based on seasonal changes relative humidity right person to keep the two woods from touching each other and eliminating any squeaks that's exactly right and we just put this down with some staples yes just tack it in place OK it's already. Yes OK. Can anyone that's 63 right depth yeah. And now when 63 OK what grad program would know we're gonna run parallel when we get that lofts. We're two and start. Well we'll start back up under where the parents -- OK. In the line the tongue up with that string. Now this room here is going to be OK to face now yes towards -- back kids let's take this let's take percentage out. We don't have to worry about what these common -- now right. Nobody's gonna move these little bit later I thought we leave the states. Although he's got some room to work this is ought to be covered by the cabinets under tyranny and."