Everything But The Kitchen Sink

Happy Hump Day! Tomorrow is going to be a busy day so I thought I would do a quick post to update you on our remodel. Our flooring is coming in and getting installed first thing in the morning and then we have lots of work to do to set the kitchen island, move furniture and get everything ready for the granite to be installed. I cannot wait to finally pull up the tarps and walk around barefoot in our house again. It's been almost two months since we started and we are finally in the home stretch.

But the next couple of days are going to be crazy. Yesterday a plumber came over to disable all of the pipes and removed the sink.

No sink = No water in the main part of the house

So glad to see this go...it took a real beating with the remodel :)

I would highly recommend having a plumber come out to disable everything correctly. As much as we have done with the house, the last thing we want to do is mess up the plumbing and cause a huge mess all over the sub-floor. The sink came out pretty easily and we are going to clean it up a bit and donate it to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore - it's always great to give back, especially since that store has helped us score some amazing deals on some of the cabinetry pieces we found. Pay it forward :)

Once the sink was out, we were able to take up the counter tops and remove the drywall where we will be adding the backsplash. The builder had used drywall as the back to the kitchen backsplash, which we would not recommend using. We will be getting some sheets of Greenboard (found at Home Depot/Lowes) which is moisture resistant that is typically used in kitchens and bathrooms. We will get that up tonight so we can completely clean up the sub floor so we will be all ready to go tomorrow.

For now, this is what our kitchen looks like:

No countertops and backer

No fridge or any other appliances :)

It will be worth it in the end :)

Oh yeah, our fridge and stove are in our main room :)

I'll try to post pictures of the floor tomorrow if I have time! Right now we are still on track to have everything in by the time Brian's parents come into town...fingers crossed!

XOXO,

Sara, Brian & Tequila


Oh, and while we were at it we added trim to the front entry way...

This will finish this room off nicely...we have to wait to do the sides until the floor is in. Adding more to the list :)