Monday's update, week 3

Week 3 of Todd on the job . . . Jeremy is primed for electrical rough-in inspection.

"Kitchen" now looks like this - view from the front door (yes, the exact same angle as the one with the clock!)

Actual kitchen:

So the big decision today is that the floor will indeed be ripped up. Todd came down to talk to me after researching various options for floor leveler. It had been unclear to both me and Jeremy that standard, accepted subfloor is 3/4 inch plywood (yep, that tongue and groove stuff). Using lesser subfloor might even void the warranty we have for the new floor . . . So what did our incredibly reputable builders put down? 1/2 inch. Yippee. Not a whole lot of choice left in the matter. Tomorrow's post will likely be of a gaping hole in the kitchen floor! Todd does think the work will go fast (he has all the materials patiently awaiting use tomorrow), but he will spend some time leveling the joists under the floor. I am sure the kids will have some memorable quotes when they see the crawlspace through what used to be kitchen floor . . .

The cooktop arrived today! It is gorgeous and I can't wait to use it. As I speak, Jeremy is beginning to work on plumbing the new gas line.

Cheers to all, US!