BEFORE & AFTER: PANTRY

March 2011 :
The sagging Butler's Pantry is on the lower left with a plywood and tar paper roof.
It's no wonder it was sagging.

August 2011:  The pantry had to be torn down to build its new brick foundation.
This is the doorway to the missing Butler's pantry as seen from the kitchen.

Decmber 2012:
The newly built pantry is in the lower right of this photo
 where boards are leaning up against the house

December 2012:
Today as you look into the pantry from the kitchen,
this is what you will see.  Ahhhh!

 

CUSTOM SHELVING

     For a month I have had the lumber and intentions of building shelving in the butler's pantry.  As far as I got was the lower shelf and the counter.

The counter is made by joining two 2 x 8 boards

The counter is leveled and squared with the wall

The counter is attached with my trusty nail gun

This past weekend Donnie and I worked to complete the pantry.  Sawing, squaring, routing, nailing, gluing, and screwing.....

We build the shelving from several 1 x 12's

1/2 way there

 In place and trimmed, the shelving awaits painting

NEW CONSTRUCTION BEGINS

 The butler's pantry on the northwest side of the house requires a new foundation and reconstruction  because of past water damage.  This necessitates tearing down and rebuilding.

So long old  butler's pantry

Because of all this necessary construction, we've had plans to move a wall to reconfigure the 2 bathrooms above the pantry to include a laundry space.

Hello sky

We've been watching the weather and crossing our fingers for NO RAIN.