We waited as long as we could, but it was time to do away with the peninsula so we could tackle the plumbing. That means no more kitchen sink, which makes life considerably more difficult... We knew it would be an inconvenience, but we really didn't realize how much of one. Makes you appreciate running water.
Peninsula. Topless.
Drywall mostly off and pony wall studs gone. That white PVC you see is the vent, and is a large part of the problem of going from a peninsula to an island - having to bury the vent along with moving the water lines and electrical...
Cutting holes in the cabinet to pull it off the plumbing manifold.
Starting to pry up the wood flooring so we can get to the plumbing. There's no flooring under our cabinets, meaning in our new design there's an area under the peninsula that will now be a walkway that is currently just concrete. So we're hoping to be able to reuse the slats we're pulling up to place there.
Very carefully prying it up. We've discovered that it's 3-ply 3/8 inch engineered hardwood (which I used to think engineered hardwood meant not real wood... but I was wrong. It can get a bad rap if made cheaply, like anything. But ours is pretty good stuff.) We thought we were going to have to get some replica panels made at Alamo Hardwood, but it looks like we'll be able to reuse these.
View from the bottom - we'll eventually have to peel (or scrape or sand or blast) off all that glue...
Beaz is so over this project... she has been for awhile. It's cutting into her playing and cuddling time and she doesn't like all the noise and mess.
It is fun to watch this project develop. Thanks for keeping up with it. We are watching. Love the bloody knuckle!
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