Kitchen Floor

As the previous post mentioned, we have had quite a mess in our kitchen area.  We wanted to lower the kitchen floor for 2 reasons: First, to eliminate having to step up from the dining room to the kitchen and, secondly, to make more room for cabinets and/or countertops.  With the floor as it was, the windows would be very close to the ground, making it impossible to place the countertops at the right height. 

Well, this is what happened...

Turns out, underneath our floor is... the ground. Also, plenty of clam shells and an unopened can of Pabst Blue Ribbon.  

A pipe was hit in the process causing a light, but steady, stream of water.  With daily calls to the city, it took about 2 weeks to get it shut off.

Eight cement footers were poured, new joists and beams placed...

And, once the water was finally turned off, they were able to finish the new floor...

SO MUCH BETTER!!! Our future Kitchen!

And, only because Harper loves my fun facts, here is a PBR advertisement from 1911.  Pabst was originally named "Best Select" then changed to "Pabst Select."  The current name comes from the Blue Ribbon that they used to tie around the bottle neck, as you can see in the ad:

 

We found nothing like the vintage bottle above, just a skunky old can of PBR. Is it possible PBR gets better with age!? Our health insurance isn't good enough to find out :)