One of the first major orders of business was removal of the kitchen. I've learned that, while the way they do it on HGTV (swinging sledgehammers, jumping through walls) is very dramatic, Tim's way of doing demo is much better. Everything comes out of the house faster, and there are very few tiny pieces to pick up- and far less drywall dust! I guess this is what working with a professional is all about!
The pictures really don't do the "sunshine-y" kitchen justice. While the color itself is not really that bad- the cabinets were so filthy and disgusting that we decided they weren't worthy of donation to Habitat.
(Of course once the cabinets were out I had to immediately shop-vac all the cobwebs & such)
(This picture is just for show- as I said earlier, we never even used the sledgehammer. Or BMFH as Tim says.) On another note- I love that my "construction" clothes involve me looking exactly like I did in high school- Doc Marten's and all. (Sans respirator of course.)
Same goes for most of the appliances. The dishwasher and microwave are currently residing on the side of our backyard (which has become an impromptu junk heap).
The refrigerator we could salvage with a little Clorox and it's set up shop in the garage (currently our only fridge- but eventually Tim's much coveted beer and meat fridge). The stovetop was OK- but I was told by both Tim and my Dad to not bother even looking inside the oven- so I haven't. Apparently it is really REALLY gross. We did end up setting the stove back up so we could at least use the cooktop and also re-set the sink so we could wash dishes and such.
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