Bill, Dad, and Eric finished framing the wider openings today. The wall is gone between the main kitchen and where the fridge used to be, so it's now just one large (~10.5' x ~18') space. Before and after pics of that wall:
Side note: The reason the new header looks slanted above is because it is. This entire room was originally a porch, so both the floor and ceiling are sloped as would be appropriate for a porch. Sadly, that is not appropriate for a kitchen, so the next project is leveling.
Between the kitchen and dining room, we widened the small doorway to just over 5', to match the opening between the living and dining rooms. Before and after of that wall, looking into the kitchen:
Props to Eric, who ripped one of these studs out with his bare hands (no joke!).
Side note: The reason the new header looks slanted above is because it is. This entire room was originally a porch, so both the floor and ceiling are sloped as would be appropriate for a porch. Sadly, that is not appropriate for a kitchen, so the next project is leveling.Between the kitchen and dining room, we widened the small doorway to just over 5', to match the opening between the living and dining rooms. Before and after of that wall, looking into the kitchen:
Props to Eric, who ripped one of these studs out with his bare hands (no joke!).