Dundas Kitchen Enlargement Renovation

It has been a busy summer at A Board and Beyond. We are currently finishing up a large-scale project in Dundas where we have enlarged a kitchen by removing a load-bearing wall and replaced it with an LVL beam; rerouted electrical lines, water lines & drains, phone & cable lines, and vent ducts that were in the removed wall; installed new cherrywood cabinetry and a custom island; installed corian countertops; retiled the floor with porcelain tiles; painted; rerouted wiring throughout the kitchen to install new potlights, a chandelier, and new outlets on the island and above the countertop; rerouted plumbing and wiring to install a dishwasher & icemaker; and cut through the exterior house stone to install a large new window. Before and after pictures to come in a few days. Here are some "under construction" photos in the meantime.

Here you can see the orange LVL beam in place. The temporary walls you see are put up to support the load while the beam is being installed. The green jackpost is used to push the beam snugly into place. The joists are attached to the side of the beam with hangers.

This is the now-open kitchen (beam is just visible at the top of the photo). The upright bulkhead on the right contains all the plumbing, wiring and ductwork that used to be in the wall between the rooms.

Hole cut through drywall exposing the exterior stone wall. The framing has been redone with a header to support the load and redrywalled. This is where the new window will be located.

Completed hole (cut through exterior stone wall), awaiting new window.

Tearing up the existing tile in the original kitchen in order to install new porcelain tile.

New cherry-wood cabinets installed. Note the bulkhead being built on the cabinets on the right, and the completed bulkhead (minus paint) over the cabinets on the left.