Good News Today and The Demolition Continues

Heard from John, our guide through this remodel that the flooring turned out better than we hoped. We thought the original vinyl flooring was still there and because of the age we were afraid it might contain asbestos so we had all these plans to seal it and make it safe. However, during the demolition yesterday the guys couldn't find the old flooring so it looks like we dodged that bullet. And my concern that the leak under the sink had damaged the subflooring doesn't seem to have been the case either. The new subflooring is down and is kinda neat looking.

Today the guys removed the old shower from the laundry room and capped off the plumbing as well as removed the flooring. I did tell you that we were replacing the flooring with the same pattern as the kitchen right? It made no sense to have the shower there, it's not like it's next to the garage and you could walk right in if you were filthy, you still have to come up the stairs to get to it. Anyway, it was a waste of space in our opinion and we could really use the closet space. After the sheet rock is up and the walls painted we'll have someone like California Closets come in and set up the area so it'll make the most efficient use of the space. Also freeing up this space gives us a better place for the kitty litter.

Speaking of the boys, they've been really upset with all this noise and activity. Though I understand Milo went strolling through the kitchen today while the crew was working. I figured the brat would get brave enough to head on down. They're all aware that the cats are here and aren't to go out so hopefully they'll keep an eye out for them. The crew put down plastic to protect the carpeting upstairs while they did the demolition of the shower, well of course, the boys thought this was a new cat toy and they've been trying to lift it off the carpet. Good thing these guys are so cute and loving.

Tomorrow the electrician comes and does his thing. He'll be doing the wiring for the stove, lights and the under cabinet lighting. It'll be so nice to good lighting in the kitchen. While the ceiling fan we had provided decent lighting it wasn't great.

Unfortunately, Mark lost his ceiling fan in the kitchen with the remodel, we just didn't find any that really fit in with the new style. I joked that we'll get a floor model that he could move around with him, but in thinking more about it, it's not such a bad idea.