Kitchen Project Phase 1

We thought you would be interested in an update of progress on our new kitchen project started during January 2014.

After reviewing various schemes ranging from a quick paint over , to a major extension across the back of the house, we finally decided on a scheme involving knocking the existing kitchen and utility room into one and relocating the downstairs toilet to the hall utilising the old larder.  So decision made we embarked on the project in January.

First job for Geoffrey was to remove the existing units and tiling and making good the damage around windows, a major job as the walls were tiled from floor to ceiling. 

Geoffrey rigged up a temporary sink arrangement so that Doreen could continue cooking etc. using the fridge,microwave, electric wok, kettle, larder all relocated into the conservatory !!!

Next job for geoffrey was to demolish the old doorway into the kitchen (including a very large concrete lintel weighing 100kg ) then rebuilding in new location. 

We then decided to get some help knocking out the wall between the two rooms and installing a new support beam.

It was now nearly the end of February and work came to a halt whilst Doreen and Geoffrey went on a well earned cruise from Shanghai back to Southampton via Asia and South Africa, see blogs above.