First up was the shopping. I got my plan together and went shopping for drywall, insulation, studs, wire, electrical boxes, romex clamps, a water filter, paper tape, some drywall compound, screws, a pre-hung door, and some paint and primer. Naturally, this takes up approximately all of the remaining room in the garage on top of the cabinets and the furniture form our recently returned college graduate.
Then the demolition, and that big giant pile in the previous post. Apparently the house is made out of enormous piles of stuff. And all of it is heavy, and dusty.
So last weekend we (I) pulled down the ceiling which was made of plaster, and covered in about ten inches of blown-in insulation. I can assure you it made a stupendous mess. Then there was the triumphant moving of the electrical panel - four hours of no power to the house.
So last night and today, I...
Demolished the existing pantry closet
Demolished a couple of feet of wall in the kitchen
Drilled a bunch of holes
Ran new romex through the holes
Screwed electrical boxes onto studs
Built a new doorway into the room
Reframed part of the ceiling
Rewired the switches for the pantry and kitchen
Wired two circuits for the pantry counter plugs and the refrigerator
Tomorrow I'll...
Remove the existing door to the garage and the frame
Throw that sucker on the pile with the rest of the crap
Reframe the door rough opening for a larger door, that happens to be really heavy
Install the new door. Did I mention how heavy it is?
Figure out and install the water filter for the refrigerator
Insulate the ceiling in the pantry
Put up some drywall on the ceiling - that should be fun as hell
Insulate the walls with all of that fiberglass insulation
Whip some drywall onto the walls.\
I would take more pictures but, it's kinda a small room and you can't see much in one shot. Suffice to say, it will be beautiful.
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