Amazing Technology - Virtual Kitchen

When we bought the house, there was a slight smell of septic. The inspector said it was because of a few faulty flow valves. We repaired that. Then during the water system installation we spring a leak on some existing pipe. When we opened the ceiling to fix the leak, we found and open drain pipe that had been abandoned, but not sealed. Backwash from the drains caused smell and even septic to soak the dry wall. Jeesh that sucks. Then when we looked behind the drywall, we found a very poor frame job and little to no insulation....double jeesh. The moisture caused the rug to smell musty and it had to be ripped out. We have no choice but to gut the entire room.

Using a handy dandy web program, along with the measurements of the room and voila...instant virtual kitchen. There were a few bulkheads that I was unable to accommodate in the program. That is why there are no upper cupboards over the sink and around to the stove. There is venting that hangs too low. We will install pot lights into that to luminate the sink and counter instead.

We made up a materials list. Tomorrow night we will purchase the material required to re frame, insulate and re drywall. We will buy the flooring and have the basic room ready within a few days. A business acquaintance has the cabinets for me, and Pete already has appliances and a pantry. The sink goes back to back to an existing sink in the bathroom, so that is an easy install. The stove wiring was already there, as the kitchen was once directly above this room.

With any kind of luck, we should be reassembled within a couple of weeks. When we are finished, the basement will be a self contained granny suite.