More Kitchen Demolition

I finished shimming and leveling the floor, then realized that in order to properly install the subfloor, I'd have to pull up the floor in the kitchen. This is so that I can install a subfloor panel in front of the refrigerator, which is required to stagger the pieces. So, I decided to go ahead and cut the South section of the cabinets out and move them. I'd been meaning to do this for a while, but there wasn't much point until it was needed.

Here is the before picture:

During:

And after. Here I've put an extra piece of drywall over the span so that I can visualize the size and utility better:

The pictures don't quite convey the scale fully, it's a pretty big kitchen. Also, after looking at the space available, it looks like I'll have room on the South side (at the rear door) to do a 2nd bar area with stools. In effect making a breakfast bar.

Now I'll need to tear up the rest of the visible subfloor and install the new 3/4" plywood subfloor. I'm using plywood rather than particle board as I want to reduce the risk of it swelling should it get wet.

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