Creative wiring 101.
Not exactly up to code, someone in the past decided this was the way to do a splice in a wall! That wall is at least 10 inches thick with R30 insulation squeezed between two 2×4 stud walls.
Here is what we found.
Amazed that we had any hot water flow at all! Look at trhe kink in the left pipe, especially, although BOTH were kinked!
The old kitchen window was a single-hung vertically opening window that was dificult to open, especially when the kitchen sink was in place, so we decided to change to a slider.
Here’s what it looked like from outsde, before during the change.
And here’s what it looks like, now. And of course, the tradesmen must admire their work
“What can we do, huh?” Our helpers, Kelly and Lily (left to right).
We’ve moved the old upper cabinets to the game room, AKA “the cow palace” for some much needed storage. They also serve pretty wall as alternate kitchen cabinets while we’re worrking.
These pictures were taken on 4/2/2013. The cabinets were what was here when we bought this house. The stove is a loaner thanks to our neighbor, Dean Shetter. The dishwasher was put in before Thanksgiving 2012. We are going to put in a cooktop and a wall oven. The wall oven will go where the corner pantry closet is. The counter and and curtains below behind the dining table were not there when we moved in; this was just a temp setup until we put in upper and lower cabinets. It’s amazing to think we have the same-type space (“the cubbie”) that we had in Strongsville!
