One of best jobs we've done so far, and most satisfying, was take out the cupboards in the kitchen. These cupboards were basically small rooms, with serious stud walls and door ways. While they are potentially very useful for storage, we decided having the space was more useful to us.
Once the boiler had been condemned and disconnected by the plumber, Mat took it out and so we could completely remove the cupboards. We might be cold and without hot water for a while, but it did give us no excuses not to completely gut the kitchen.
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| As seen previously in the early stages |
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| Once the boiler was out, the wall rest of the wall came down. It also became apparent the plaster board on the right had side didn't actually have anything behind it in certain places |
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| Mat arrived with the crow bar. |
After a bit of a poke I found there was a gap in the wall behind. We knew from the other side that it certainly didn't go all the way through, so we suspected another fireplace, which would take our current total to 5. Mat was immediately handy with the crow bar (I suggested something a little more delicate than the sledge hammer might be a good idea whilst we still didn't actually know what we were dealing with behind there!) Turned out there was a hole, complete with some very rusty fire tongs.
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| The fully gutted version. |
We have yet to work out what the inset in the wall actually is. It has what is clearly an original arch at the top so not a fireplace. Any suggestions anyone? I don't know what it is, but I love it.
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