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Original kitchen with old owner's stuff
Original kitchen with old...		 First thing out was the old microwave
First thing out was the o...		 This range hood had a blower that vented back into the kitchen
This range hood had a blo...		 Electric was run in the wall and terminated at the blower
Electric was run in the w...		 First take out the blower assembly, then the rest of the hood
First take out the blower...
Here the range hood is gone, leaving the mounting strips
Here the range hood is go...		 Next I moved and disconnected the range (stove)
Next I moved and disconne...		 Now its time to start removing old cabinets
Now its time to start rem...		 Base cabinets come out first, making it easier to handle wall cabinets
Base cabinets come out fi...		 The pantry and first cabinets were removed
The pantry and first cabi...
Now its time to remove the rest of the base cabinets
Now its time to remove th...		 Before that can be done, all plumbing must be disconnected
Before that can be done, ...		 Whoever did this plumbing did a really bad job
Whoever did this plumbing...		 This old garbage disposal had to go
This old garbage disposal...		 The dishwasher came out easy
The dishwasher came out e...
Garbage disposal was removed and drain pipes disconnected
Garbage disposal was remo...		 What a mess - looks like some water damage here
What a mess - looks like ...		 With all the plumbing disconnected, the sink was removed
With all the plumbing dis...		 Next, I had to remove the counter top, unscrewing it from the cabinets and prying it from the wall
Next, I had to remove the...		 Just a few more base cabinets to remove
Just a few more base cabi...
All the base cabinets gone, now remove the remaining wall cabinets
All the base cabinets gon...		 All the cabinets have been removed
All the cabinets have bee...		 These walls needed some serious patching work
These walls needed some s...		 This pergo flooring had to be removed before we put in real hardwood floors
This pergo flooring had t...		 I cut the pergo in large sections, because I was going to reuse it
I cut the pergo in large ...
Pergo and rubber sheeting was removed
Pergo and rubber sheeting...		 The Pergo was cut up with a small cordless circular saw
The Pergo was cut up with...		 All thats left is the plywood subfloor and blank walls
All thats left is the ply...		 Some thin plywood risers also had to be removed
Some thin plywood risers ...		 The shell of the kitchen remains - my blank canvas
The shell of the kitchen ...