Sunny day, installing exterior casings on the windows
South side of course, sun on our backs
Lots of snow, weve hardly seen the sun
Up and down the ladders
Behind the brick we removed for the new kitchen window we found a yellow marble in the mortar
Drip cap over the top window casing
Preparing to build the new kitchen window box
Eyebrow windows replace one old window
Preparing the dormer for siding
East side faces the morning sun
At Dashwood Industries to pick up new windows for the kitchen
Dump trailer – were going to take apart the old kitchen
All of this is coming out
Remove the cabinet doors/drawers first
Old plaster requires plastic to stop the migration of dust
Pluck the upper cabinets
Help arrives
Pulling down the ceiling tiles and plaster
Separate the lath from the plaster
This is only part of the removal process
Wood goes in the trailer, plaster in the tractor bucket
Dust masks required
Even Pop gets to help
We found this copper tray between the ceiling joists. No drain so its a mystery what it was used for.
The copper tray sat on the 2x2 cleats between the joists
Plumbers love to cut away joists to fit pipes leaving no strength in the joist. A repair will be required.
Supports to level the ceiling joists while changes to the window opening are made
The window box is framed in and the new window installed
Now we take away the temporary supports
Carter finds a new lookout
Did you build this for me?
New header over the wide opening to the link
The lintel has to be big to support a beam when the center wall is removed (on the right)
Temporary supporting walls to hold up the ceiling joists while the old partition wall is removed and replaced with a beam
A maze of wood
Original partition wall removed
New built-up beam replaces the wall
Remove the temporary support walls
Opens everything up for the new kitchen
From the link looking into the new kitchen area
New awning window installed in the kitchen
Ryan cleans up
An awning window allows ventilation even on a rainy day
Filling in the gaps where the old entrance was
Time to trim the inside of the window box