projects on the go
This is a house built in 1906 at 1403 3 Ave. N., Coalbanks (later to become Lethbridge), AB, Canada. I bought the house in Dec. 2021 as a rental property. It has a 3-bedroom suite on the main floor and a 1-bedroom suite on the 2nd floor. This is the story of the upper suite (“up”).
So I finally have the plaster, lath boards, panelling, etc. off the walls in the kitchen. <phew>
Next: Kitchen wiring, insulation, vapour barrier, drywall.
After that: Flooring. Then kitchen cabinets.
In the mean time, …
… a lot of cleanup. So far, 29 contractor bags of plaster, lath, insulation, etc.
Okay, so I was going to start the furring boards and insulation today, but the whole suite needed cleanup.
I’ve cleaned up as much as I have to to start insulating the walls and ceilings. I’m adding 2×2 and 2×3 furring strips to the studs to increase the wall volume for insulation. In one wall with plumbing along it, however, I have to furrow out 2.5″ (2×3) to accommodate a 2″ pipe.
The first furring strip was put up, and the second followed.
I dropped by Rona to get some insulation and wood. I decided on Rockwool because it
But it is more expensive. How much more? I haven’t done much in comparison, to be honest, as I need the extra fire protection. This house is, after all, balloon framing.
Sunday today. The main floor tenants were home. I hope I didn’t make too much noise.
I removed the last of the lath boards and old flooring (all remaining five layers) from the kitchen today. I cut the remaining flooring into squares to aid in removal. I set the circular saw to 2mm or so less than its total thickness and carved away. Unfortunately, I gave myself sore sinuses doing it. But it is done.
Today FT and I removed the kitchen cabinet, a bunch of plaster, and flooring from the kitchen. OMG, was that a lot of work. There were 7 contractor bags of plaster and six layers of old flooring (seven if you count the 1/4″ particle board):
A before and after comparison:
Here is my draft kitchen plan. (Actually, technically, not a plan but an elevation, or section to be more precise).
But it will be up to my kitchen designer at Home Depot, 애린. She will likely give a better design and tell me what I already know – that my design is crap. But it’s a start.
