There’s paint on the walls now. Touch up painting in a couple of areas will happen then the floor will covered with backer board to prepare it for the tile on the floor. There are several ways to handle tiling the floor. In this instance tile will be laid over the entire floor before the cabinets are installed. In other situations the cabinets are installed, then the tile is laid up to bottom the cabinets.

After the mud and tape was finished the kitchen was painted with primer.  The walls were checked for any imperfections, when any were found they were gone over with topping.  After those places were dry they were painted again with primer.

Once the primer is finished the selected paint will be applied.

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All drywall is in place along with corner bead. The floor has been nailed in place. Everything is ready for the next inspection of walls and floors.

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The Drywall is going up!!!!

The kitchen looks different already!

Now that all the invisible work (behind) the Walls, floor and ceiling is finished, it’s time for this kitchen to come together. All the time consuming steps and processes done in the early part of this job are starting to pay off in this stage because the drywall is going on without a hitch.

Once the ceiling, walls, and floor are in and nailed we’ll be ready for the next series of inspections.

The Drywall is going up!!!!

The kitchen looks different already!

Now that all the invisible work (behind) the Walls, floor and ceiling is finished, it’s time for this kitchen to come together. All the time consuming steps and processes done in the early part of this job are starting to pay off in this stage because the drywall is going on without a hitch.

Once the ceiling, walls, and floor are in and nailed we’ll be ready for the next series of inspections.

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By the end of the day the remainder of the insulation was installed between the floor joists, a separate line was ran for the window air conditioner, and all wiring was attached to the floor joists to keep it off the ground underneath the house. Any remaining plumbing above the floor was taken care of also. New wiring was ran to the light outside the back door. The old wiring that was connected to the light was disconnected since all wiring in the kitchen for appliances and outlets is new.

The last task of the day was cutting and installing 3/4 inch plywood on the floor.

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Today the decision was made to remove the remainder of the floor. While removing parts of the floor to gain access underneath it was discovered that there had been water and termite damage. Putting a new floor over the damaged floor joists would only be a temporary fix. Sooner or later the nails would work themselves loose, crack grout on the floor and or start squeaking because it’s moving.

Mason T. Industries is a construction Company that prides itself on doing excellent work down to the very last detail. When there are problems such as this floor, no corners are cut. It might take a little longer and more effort, but in the end the client is happy and the work is solid.

This floor needed 2×6 blocks where the floor was cut away to support the new plywood floor. The new wood was treated for termites. In addition to taking care of the water and termite damaged wood in the floor the galvanized pipes for the sink drain and vent was changed to ABS. Now there is no old plumbing above the floor in the kitchen or laundry area.

R-19 insulation was added between the floor joist. Insulation will be used in the walls, ceiling and the floors.

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Today was spent cutting out the galvanized drain and vent in the laundry room portion of the kitchen. The plumbing in the photo on the left side of the images was original. The hot and cold water was on the outside of the wall along with the gas valve. Electrical wiring was also ran underneath the house to the box.

The drain and vent was moved over from it’s original location to get it out of the way of the cabinets that will be installed there. The hot and cold water lines along with the drain will be recessed in the wall so that the washer and dryer can be pushed close to the wall. If the water hookup had been left on the outside of the wall the new taller washer would not have been able to fit close to the wall.

The gas line was moved into the wall also, and drywall will frame it so that any extra gas line would fit right next to it along with the lint hose. Doing all this work would not have been complete if the drain and vent was not changed. Since the drain was installed when the house was built there was a lot of lint trapped there. If replacing it had not been done and a new washer had been installed there would most certainly be a backup of water spilling all over the new floor during one of the wash cycles. When that happens there is a strong possibility that the wall would have to be removed and the drain replaced. Replacing the drain and vent now will guarantee that if there is a problem with the drain it will be from underneath the house where more original drain still exists.