Sorry Santa, the Chimneys are Gone

13 Dec

The house is just a little bit lighter this week with the removal of two chimneys and the shed.

New kitchen space.

We were glad the chimney removal occurred without issue given most of our planned kitchen layout depended on its removal. Now we can move forward with appliance purchases.

We were also pleased to see the shed come down without resistance. Here’s a before and after:

Before removal.

After shed removal.

 

It is nice to take a walk around the backyard and feel so much space (for New York that is – 18.75′ wide anywhere else would be a side passage)! It won’t be long, though, before we put up a deck which will provide access to the backyard from the kitchen. In the meantime you can enjoy what inspired our deck choice.

Deck inspiration.

Our deck will look very similar (just flipped so the stairs come down on the right). Our kitchen window will also be showing our awesome faucet (see previous post).
Maybe the neighbors were getting a little jealous with all the debris being taken out. When I peeked out the back from our soon to be master, I noticed the fig tree next door received a bit of a trim. I guess this means we’ll have to lean a little further over the fence come the summer.

The fig tree gets cut.

This week, the subfloor continues to go down and tracks are being laid down to show where the rooms are to be positioned.

Flooring continues to go down.

Tomorrow we are meeting with our architects and GC to discuss any changes and confirm the room sizes. We’ve had so many iterations of our floorplan it’s a little scary to think that things are about to be locked in but it does mean one steps closer to completion!

 

  • http://brownstonecyclone.com Angela

    Love your blog! You are going exactly through what we are. All your inspirational picture are the exact ones I have on pinterest. The Ben Herzog kitchen and the back deck.

    We feel your pain. Email us with and questions or we could just have a bi*!ch session!

    • brownstonegirl

      Thanks Angela! Send us a PM through our Facebook page! We should get together and commiserate :) Would be fun to swap ideas.