Kitchen Rennovation I

We decided to vent the stove hood out the front of the house through 15' of 8" round duct with one 45 degree and two 90 degree turns mostly along the original brick insulated exterior wall frame. A few no longer insulating bricks have been removed.

Only two brands 27" double wall ovens fit the cabinet space here; GE Cafe and Kitchen Aid. I found the latter at a scratch and dent store in RI with a replaced broken glass door and dents to it's interior frame. It is new, 1/4 the original cost and will look great after installation. We picked it up on the way to visit Old Farm, in Bill's Volvo 940 wagon.

New Kitchen Ceiling

We are installing "Roxul Safe 'N' Sound" insulation in Christian's kitchen ceiling before sheet-rocking. This is fireproof; sound-deadening insulation inspectors love, made of lava stone from Canada. It will insulate below the master bathroom and dressing room above in the old addition to the main house structure. Both floors of these rooms have Runtal cast iron wall radiators, hydronic floor heat and forced hot air which will be cozier with Roxul insulation below them. Having Alex here to help is great.

Two-by-four braces were built to hold sheetrock boards in place after securing with glue and then screws.