After an easy closing on December 21st we first started cleaning the house out.
The first big piece of work came from cleaning out the house of old insulation, plastic on floors and sealing up windows and openings to discourage the sparrows from entering the house. The third week we started moving cabinets out of the kitchen and pulling up the old Oak floors that had been left in by the previous owners. Once we got under the kitchen floor through a small opening outside the house, we realized that there really was no support for the cabinets and appliances that will eventually be in the kitchen. Also there was great potential for a crawl space/cellar. Rick got to work pulling up the floor boards and this week we started digging out a ton of dirt in order to make a storage space under the kitchen. Next week we will be putting in the beams to hold up our floor joist supports. This replaces the joists that were balanced on a shifting 2 x 6. The same will be done for the living room floor which has no support in the middle of the room.
The first big piece of work came from cleaning out the house of old insulation, plastic on floors and sealing up windows and openings to discourage the sparrows from entering the house. The third week we started moving cabinets out of the kitchen and pulling up the old Oak floors that had been left in by the previous owners. Once we got under the kitchen floor through a small opening outside the house, we realized that there really was no support for the cabinets and appliances that will eventually be in the kitchen. Also there was great potential for a crawl space/cellar. Rick got to work pulling up the floor boards and this week we started digging out a ton of dirt in order to make a storage space under the kitchen. Next week we will be putting in the beams to hold up our floor joist supports. This replaces the joists that were balanced on a shifting 2 x 6. The same will be done for the living room floor which has no support in the middle of the room.
Wow, Naji it's so great you guys got a house. Does the rest of the house need TLC too? Can't wait to see the other parts of the house and the progress of the kitchen.
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