Working in the Old Kitchenette

We were working in the former kitchenette today. We've decided to turn it into a small den/sitting area. At the beginning of the month, we removed the upper cabinets (which were metal, not wood) and the lower cabinet where the sink was hooked up. Now that was a mess!

Once we removed all the cabinets, Corrie discovered a few problems - like the plumbing! and a little mould! and a piece of the wonderful old wood flooring missing! and a huge mess of insulation (if you can call it that) under the floor! Just click on the before pictures to see what he found and what we removed.

Jamie and I removed the ugly, mouldy piece of drywall below the window today - it was so brittle that small pieces just broke off as we tried to pull it. Behind that we found the old insulation which we got rid of - carefully since it was falling apart. Once we swept, we put in the new insulation and Corrie put in the new vapour barrier.

Corrie and Jamie put up the new drywall. Meghan tried to do the measuring again - but gave up! Corrie saved us the frustration and measured the space. Jamie got to use the "drywall screw gun" which I simply call "that loud drill thing which puts in the drywall screws faster than I can by hand - without putting drill marks on the new drywall" - I think my term is much more accurate than Corrie's even if it is longer to say! Jamie then did the tape and the mudding for the first time. He says that it's kind of like making a pinata (or anything else out of papier maché) except you flattened it with a trowel and not your hand.

We're now ready to build a little shelf to hide the pipes!