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It’s Demo Time!

Gutting the First Floor

This first floor of this Minnetonka whole-house remodel requires an extensive demo. We’re taking everything out of the kitchen, including cabinets, countertops, light fixtures, appliances, and tile. The carpet in the living room, dining area, and den will also be removed. The ceiling drywall needs to come down in the living room, dining room, and den. We’re taking out the drywall near the doorway to the den and removing framing to widen the cased opening. We’ll uninstall some windows and temporarily seal the openings with plywood during the early phases of construction.

Our crew demos the existing kitchen, removing cabinets, countertops, light fixtures, appliances, and flooring.
We've removed the drywall near the den doorway and prepare to remove framing to widen the cased opening.
The first floor ceilings are demoed down to the framing.

Light Demo Upstairs

On the second floor, to prepare for construction, we’re pulling out some fixtures and materials. First, the carpet island inset in the tile floor needs to go. We’ll demo the bar with a granite countertop and remove any material around the redundant stairway to prepare for sealing it up. Once the stairway is sealed, we’ll be able to frame up the new walk-in closet and bath. The toilet, sink, and tile in the small powder room are also removed. The drywall and framing for the existing powder room will be demoed to make additional room for the new spa-like en suite bath. We’ll keep the ceiling fan and the fireplace but remove the pendant lights over the bar.

On the second floor, the carpet, bar, and material around the stairs are removed.
The island of carpet has been removed. Eventually, the tile flooring will also go, making room for new engineered hardwood floors throughout. The fireplace will remain as a focal point of the new main bedroom.
Goodbye, old tiny powder room! All of the fixtures and finishes are removed from the small 2nd-floor powder room.
We've demoed the granite countertop bar and removed all of the material around the redundant stairway to prepare for sealing it up.
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