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Opening The Kitchen Wall To Make A Doorway

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SteveDemo 1 Paneling Down

This post could be called a tease but I like to consider it a keeping-you-posted thing. So many folks are wondering what’s going on around here, so a picture’s worth a thousand words, right? More pics and deets later!

Psst- To anyone wondering about the vents, there’s more info on how we’ve dealt with those here. As for the electrical wire, ours guy’s coming out to get on that.

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  2. Allyn says

    Ah, gotta love the demo.
    My mom would have been pushing them aside to knock down the wall herself. That woman does love to tear apart a house.

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    • KathyG says

      That’s an interior wall, normally no insulation is on the interior walls, unless specifically requested. BEST MONEY I EVER SPENT was insulating all interior walls when I built a house.

  5. kerri says

    oh fun! i’m super excited to see the change! we’ve (read: i’ve) been longing to open up a wall or two in our new house…. :)

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  6. Sarah G. says

    I’m sitting here wondering why you guys painted the kitchen when you did … hehe! :0) can’t wait to see the progress. luv you guys!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      We just couldn’t bare that paneling for one more day! We’ll definitely have some touch ups now, but it was nice to brighten things up for a few months before the wall came down too.

      xo,
      s

    • heather says

      I’m with you guys. We are painting our entire house because if I had to spend a single winter longer with dark wood paneling and other grossness I was going to scream. That said, we’re gutting the entire house in a year or so. Likely before that when the addition goes up this spring. Sometimes you just need some paint.

  8. Barb says

    Looks to me like things are a brew in’. So very excited for you. Must say, wish it was my kitchen getting the remake. Can’t wait to see the progress……bring those walls down!

    B.

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  11. julie g. says

    How is it that I am just as excited for you as if one of my own walls in my 1970’s ranch were coming down!!! However, I have been checking your site many times a day even though you I know y6ou post only at 9:30 and 2:30.

    My only solace is that my gentleman is remodeling our bathroom a mere 8 feet away from me!!!

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    • RLR says

      How many times have I refreshed today to see what’s going on at Casa Petersik? I’ll try to be patient until 2:30…

  13. Kelley says

    So fun! Is John jealous he’s not there to witness this? It’s going to be great when all that lovely sunlight streams in from the front of your house. Can’t wait to see it!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      He keeps asking for iphone pics! Haha. But I don’t think he’s jealous of missing the noise and the chaos completely. He gets to come home to the big after without all the interim stuff. Haha.

      xo,
      s

  18. Leslie Ann says

    Thanks for keeping us posted!!! I appreciate that you guys keep us in the loop, even though you’re in the middle of such a gigantic project :)

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  20. christy says

    This is definitely a tease but since we were all dying for a peek I think it’s an acceptable one! Be thankful your walls aren’t plaster and lattice – I’m not sure even Dexter could keep that junk out of the rest of the house ;) Best of luck and can’t wait to see more pics!

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  22. Katy says

    So excited! Does Clara wonder what is going on with it? Or is Burger scared? My dog hates the vacuum cleaner, so this would drive him crazy!

    ~Katy

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Burger and Clara are off with John just to keep them out of harm (and noise’s) way. Can’t wait to see their reaction when they get back. I think they’ll all just try to run through the new hole. Haha. But it might be too dusty in there so we may have to hold them back for a day or two!

      xo,
      s

  28. Suni says

    SO exciting, can’t wait to see the end result.. it’s gonna look incredible! You’re making me want to redo my kitchen badly, but it’s so small, and I have no idea how to make it work better!

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  33. Suesan says

    I’m curious why you don’t deal with moving the electrical yourself? I’m wondering if it’s because you’d rather not deal with electrical or if there is some other reason to pay someone else to do this step.

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      We do anything we’re comfortable enough tackling ourselves, and we’re happy to hire pros for anything that we think is beyond our skill set and worry about for safety reasons (all structural stuff, some electrical stuff, and some plumbing stuff can all add up to “breaking” the house via collapse, a house fire, or a flood). An hourly rate for a licensed and certified electrician to help us safely reroute an outlet is money well spent to us! Although we definitely recognize that some DIY folks are a lot more proficient and comfortable dealing with that stuff themselves!

      xo,
      s

  36. Carrie says

    I love that you can write posts that are pages long and posts that are just a few sentences and we, your readers, soak it all up! We’re so enjoying following along in this exciting project!

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  39. Courtney says

    its ridiculous how excited i was to see the progress this morning. can’t wait for that kitchen to get opened up!

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  45. sophie says

    we pulled down 2.5 walls this summer. Amazing difference. Light, bright, airy and at the same time far cozier than the three separate rooms had been. Best decision we ever made.

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  47. Christy says

    So, no major surprises behind the wall I hope? We redid my daughter’s wall recently in our 1963 house and found a mummified rat – So glad this post brought back that memory :)

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