We're having quite the fun time here. The kitchen remodel gets more interesting to the cats everyday. We are actually moving the kitchen to a different part of the house so we're talking major construction.
The cats are locked up everyday while the workers are here and we let them roam during the evening. So we aren't late to work everyday, we herd all of the cats back into their seclusion area (about 1/3 of the house) as we go to bed. The cats have a strong need to do quality reviews on the work every single day.
First they started removing the cabinets. Then came the hole in the wall. Then down came part of the ceiling and with it the insulation from the attic (and up went the plastic to hold it up there, which is a very wiggly thing hanging up high). Then they jackhammered the basement bathroom floor to run the new drain pipes into the basement toilet drain. That room is simply closed off for the duration.
Today came a brand new BIG hole between the dining room and the new kitchen. Where did that come from mom? Hey - we can walk between rooms without any problems now! They also removed all of the drywall so the electrician can come in and just roll thru the new wiring. For some reason, they also removed a couple of the floor joists between the walls, allowing the little buggers to crawl down into the hole and into the heating vents over the basement. You can hear their little "ping-pings" as they walk across it - Scarlett was pushing things away to crawl inside - twice until I weighted the barriers down. Spanky is rolling on his back to rid himself of the dust that he picks up along the way.
So now I have buckets, garbage cans, boards, and just about anything I can find covering over the holes. And Koko found the new BIG hole for the dryer vent (we moved the utility room also). I found the hole after she did - her head was all the way inside and she was trying to wiggle into it.
So the cats are having a grand old time. We're having the time of our lives herding 10 cats into their safe room each night. I can't wait until this is all done!!!
The cats are locked up everyday while the workers are here and we let them roam during the evening. So we aren't late to work everyday, we herd all of the cats back into their seclusion area (about 1/3 of the house) as we go to bed. The cats have a strong need to do quality reviews on the work every single day.
First they started removing the cabinets. Then came the hole in the wall. Then down came part of the ceiling and with it the insulation from the attic (and up went the plastic to hold it up there, which is a very wiggly thing hanging up high). Then they jackhammered the basement bathroom floor to run the new drain pipes into the basement toilet drain. That room is simply closed off for the duration.
Today came a brand new BIG hole between the dining room and the new kitchen. Where did that come from mom? Hey - we can walk between rooms without any problems now! They also removed all of the drywall so the electrician can come in and just roll thru the new wiring. For some reason, they also removed a couple of the floor joists between the walls, allowing the little buggers to crawl down into the hole and into the heating vents over the basement. You can hear their little "ping-pings" as they walk across it - Scarlett was pushing things away to crawl inside - twice until I weighted the barriers down. Spanky is rolling on his back to rid himself of the dust that he picks up along the way.
So now I have buckets, garbage cans, boards, and just about anything I can find covering over the holes. And Koko found the new BIG hole for the dryer vent (we moved the utility room also). I found the hole after she did - her head was all the way inside and she was trying to wiggle into it.
So the cats are having a grand old time. We're having the time of our lives herding 10 cats into their safe room each night. I can't wait until this is all done!!!