This week one of Derek's former wrestlers (his first State Champ) who is now a brick mason came to take a look at our unique oven situation. The big question before we could move forward with the kitchen remodel was--can we fit a bigger ovens into our wall?
To find out, we needed to take the ovens out of the brick wall. Derek was pretty giddy with what we found...which was lots of space! There is like a 2 1/2 foot gap behind between the back of our current cabinets and the fireplace on the other side. The wall around our oven isn't supporting any weight, so we can remove it or change it in any way we'd like. So we can fit in the ovens, or recess the fridge in that spot. Our contractor took a look and so did our designer. Then we put the ovens back in (Derek and Joe did the work, with me making helpful comments like, "Maybe you need to sand down that wood around the hole to make it fit back in.") They ended up needing using the sawzall to shave down the frame and fit it back in. Whew.
Anyway, plans are in motion. Probably we will start officially in December or January. Hopefully appliance factories go back into production!
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