Kitchen Finished

Temporary Kitchen

After having our refrigerator in the living room, and using our toilet room sink for washing dishes for 4 months, we are moving back into our kitchen.
The room was completely rearranged, and appears to have more usable space.
Some new items:  The stove now has an exhaust fan, which also exhausts the new over the stove microwave. The dishwasher.  A large sink.  Lots of countertop.  New counters and countertop.  New walls, ceiling, refinished floor, plumbing, electric.  Part of the extra room was created by removing the cast iron radiator, which is replaced by a grill in the floor.  Ginny had a broom closet added as well, which is significant, since we have no closets on the first floor.
BEFORE PICTURES

Hoosier, toaster oven in background

Sink, radiator under window at left

Sink, Refrigerator, Stove at right

AFTER PICTURES

Stove and microwave/exhaust fan

Refrigerator where the stove used to be

Sink and Dishwasher

Regrading

Our front lawn has been regraded. Piping was extended from the two geothermal wells into the house, coming into the basement about 4 feet below ground.

Our Geothermal Heat System

Though not strictly plumbing, I am having a geothermal heat system installed at our house in New York State. We have two wells drilled in the front yard, each 300 feet deep. The top 48 feet had to have casing, the rest of the well is thru bedrock, 250+ feet. It did rain during the process, but we also hit water at a couple of different times.

Top of Drill in Vertical Position

Bottom Of Drill with Mudguard

Well piping to be inserted into drilled well and grouted

35 ton drilling unit setting up

First well installed with tubing brought up above grade.  Tubing and casing will be cut down to 4 feet below grade










 After the second well was drilled.  Mud is from the 300 foot wells, and water is from water encountered below ground while drilling