Blowing out the Kitchen (6/22/13)

Today Mike took out the outside wall in the kitchen in the back of the house.  It went out past the rest of the house about 18 inches and in order the get the flooring/ceiling sheeting finished it needed to be removed.  It was really cool having the wall removed, I made dinner with it out and I felt like I lived down south or something :)  He framed up the wall that will be the new kitchen wall and put temporary sheeting over the outside until the rest of the outside is framed in and buttoned up.

I screwed down the flooring sheeting that Mike put down during the last week using Mark and Paul's awesome screw gun!  It worked awesome and made it super quick!

Our kitchen is now a lot smaller than it was, so hopefully we can speed up this project and so we can have more kitchen space!

Tearing off the siding

He ALWAYS has to be involved :)

First reno injury!  Mike sliced open his finger with a utility knife!

Taking off the insulation and the door is gone!

Now the window is gone!

This is the moment I've been waiting for!!!  Putting a sledge hammer through the wall!!

Evan got to do it too!

And so did Kate!

Love this....she's got her eyes closed :)

Best buds!

Most of the wall is gone!

My new open concept kitchen :)

Getting it ready to frame up the wall

New tiny hall to downstairs

New temporary tiny "dining room"

All closed up