Laundry Room Construction Started

First up was ripping up the linoleum floor and 3/4" plywood subfloor. This will allow the new floor of 1/2" Hardieboard and 1/4" tile to line up with the grade of the floor in the kitchen.

Next up is framing the walls around the hot water heater. You can also see in this picture the space that will be shelves.

Around the washer and dryer there is framing to support the table top that will go over them. We are still using the old butcher block that Kristen cleaned up that is standing vertical in the picture.

And around the furnace. This is the trickiest one to maintain the correct space from the unit in spots but to also frame in access panels for two sides and the filter.

The light switch was moved from its current location beside the door to a new box on the corner. And the first bit of drywall is put up.

The chair rail was then installed on the new unit along with the first bead board wainscoting.

The front panel on the furnace wainscoting is removable. You can see in this picture installing the wainscoting on the removable panel.

Here it is after all of the wainscoting is installed around the furnace area. You can also see in this picture the location of the 4 bolts that hold on the front panel.

There will be a door for access to the filter panel. This door will also allow access to a large and deep storage area.

Most of the drywall is up and the trim around the shelves is in so time to put on some mud.

We'll wait for it to dry give it a sanding and put on another coat tomorrow.