Kitchen Demo!

What is the best way to ensure you don't have to host the family for Thanksgiving dinner?  Demo your kitchen the morning of!  Our cabinets were delivered last week so the long holiday weekend was the perfect time to start working on the kitchen.  With the help of Mike's dad, we (ok, they) ripped up both the wood and tile floors in the kitchen Thanksgiving morning.  Then, the next day, with the help of my visiting dad, we (ok, they) ripped out the cabinets and countertop.  I did, however, put my demolition skills to work and tore down the tile backsplash.  We did run into some unexpected problems with the water pipes and Mike had to cut them to get the sink base on and then re-route them.  One of the walls also proved to be a problem and needed to be knocked down in order to properly put the drywall up.  Next step is to finish putting the wall back up, lay a sub floor and prime the walls.  Hopefully we have our kitchen back in working order by Christmas!

Christmas comes early!

Notice my "work shoes"?!

Now that is dedication!

Demo complete!