Demolition Man

Tuesday they started to pull down the old kitchen. And they were very tidy about it too. If you look at the big picture here the new kitchen will go past that yellow wallpaper and half way down the white wall. Then, the new utility room will continue to just past the start off the khazi, and the outside shed will run where the khazi is to the far wall.



stage 1 of the demolition

'before'





they left it very tidy

I managed to strip the stair rods down to the landing, and my left hand was only a little numb afterwards form the vibration of the gun's fan. On the landing there's an extra stair rod nailed next to the one on the next step up, and it doesn't match. The rod on the stair rail turn is also new. However, we have five of the original posts left over from the section they removed for the attic stairs.




The ornamental woodwork stripped easily, but the sawn-off ends of the  stair treads wouldn't strip as the paint has soaked right into the grain. Tony agrees that we'll add bull nosed trim and file it to shape before we re-paint so that the original shape is restored.


odd stair rods



smart stripes



Here's some images of what I have in mind; varnished stair rail, painted rods, skirting and steps, a smart runner (possibly striped) and a contrasting wall colour to show off the fresh white. I'm not sure how I'll pick out the curved wood trim, that needs more thinking about.  But I want to get it all stripped by the end of the week.

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