{"id":47150,"date":"2014-11-06T10:52:33","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T17:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/06\/kitchen-project-groundbreaking.html"},"modified":"2014-11-12T10:43:42","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T17:43:42","slug":"kitchen-project-groundbreaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/06\/kitchen-project-groundbreaking.html","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen Project: Groundbreaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And breaking ground it is, with a Bobcat (well, a John Deere something-or-another, but I&#39;ll call it a Bobcat as a class) moving in to remove some fence posts, smooth out some of the ground, and take out the lilac that lived right where the expansion will be.<\/p>\n<p>I have to give myself a small pat on the back, as the two fence posts they had to take out to open up enough room to get the Bobcat back there were well-enough planted that they needed the tractor to help remove them. Since I&#39;m the one that built the fence, that&#39;s kind of a nice complement.<\/p>\n<p>More pictures (fair warning to all) to come.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style='text-align:center'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/101083456815352083930\/albums\/6078650330349183281\/6078650327372215554'><img src='https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-o5AHyAVXCMY\/VFu0RETVNQI\/AAAAAAAC4YU\/lm25khxnkhc\/IMG_20141106_101303219.jpg?imgmax=660' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style='text-align:center'>\n<a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/101083456815352083930\/albums\/6078650330349183281\/6078650327461897282' style='width:50px;height:50px;display:inline-block;background-size:cover;background-image:url(https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-NUmYMX9N6cQ\/VFu0REotpEI\/AAAAAAAC4YU\/9y6bmMXp9M4\/IMG_20141106_093132652.jpg?imgmax=300);'><\/a>\u00a0<a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/101083456815352083930\/albums\/6078650330349183281\/6078650328453665618' style='width:50px;height:50px;display:inline-block;background-size:cover;background-image:url(https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-nbnOhmF0E7k\/VFu0RIVK01I\/AAAAAAAC4YU\/kl9EhVFvTqQ\/IMG_20141106_101226016.jpg?imgmax=300);'><\/a>\u00a0\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/101083456815352083930\/albums\/6078650330349183281'>In Album 2014-11-06<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/XNHS8BUinyS'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And breaking ground it is, with a Bobcat (well, a John Deere something-or-another, but I&#39;ll call it a Bobcat as a class) moving in to remove some fence posts, smooth out some of the ground, and take out the lilac that lived right where the expansion will be. I have to give myself a small &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/06\/kitchen-project-groundbreaking.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Kitchen Project: Groundbreaking&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[106,438],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plusposts","category-kitchen-remodel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141106_101303219.jpgimgmax=660.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48433,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/21\/kitchen-project-day-14.html","url_meta":{"origin":47150,"position":0},"title":"Kitchen Project &#8211; Day 14","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 21-Nov-14 7:12am","format":false,"excerpt":"Things have been quiet a couple of days. Four of the five piers are in, but the fifth (against the house, where they are cutting the existing foundation for the door) will have to wait for the framing and backfill of the foundation to provide space for the Bobcat to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141118_210221786.jpgimgmax%3D660.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":48994,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/12\/17\/kitchen-project-day-41.html","url_meta":{"origin":47150,"position":1},"title":"Kitchen Project &#8211; Day 41","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 17-Dec-14 12:33am","format":false,"excerpt":"So two main construction activities today.First, since they are going to break through the foundation of the existing house, at the basement level, into the new basement room, that side of the house needs additional support (the house not collapsing generally being considered a \"positive outcome\" for most construction projects).\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_20141216_131202421_HDR.jpgimgmax%3D660.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":51740,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/kitchen-project-day-251-of-stainless-steel-and-masonry.html","url_meta":{"origin":47150,"position":2},"title":"Kitchen Project &#8211; Day 251: Of Stainless Steel and Masonry","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 14-Jul-15 6:30pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Things are in the slow, final dribs and drabs aspect of the kitchen project, which is a Good Thing from a budget standpoint.First off, the work on the range hood has finally finished, as the intact and un-masked and polished range hood picture below demonstrates. Huzzah! The kitchen looks finished!(And,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_20150714_141207141.jpgimgmax%3D660.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":46207,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/03\/kitchen-project-prepping-the-groundwork.html","url_meta":{"origin":47150,"position":3},"title":"Kitchen Project: Prepping the groundwork","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 3-Nov-14 6:13am","format":false,"excerpt":"The first part of the project -- through the end of the year -- is external. In extending out the basement, we also want to make it a walk-out, for convenience and for house value. The basement is currently about 3 feet below grade, and even though the property slopes\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Excavation%5B1%5D.jpegimgmax%3D660.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Excavation%5B1%5D.jpegimgmax%3D660.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Excavation%5B1%5D.jpegimgmax%3D660.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2785,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/09\/23\/post_facto.html","url_meta":{"origin":47150,"position":4},"title":"Post facto","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 23-Sep-02 8:19am","format":false,"excerpt":"We were serving at the Sunday church service at 9:15 this weekend. Which means getting all dressed up in a surplice and processing down the aisle and all that good...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Home Improvement&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Home Improvement","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/home-improvement"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3405,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/12\/02\/home_improvemen.html","url_meta":{"origin":47150,"position":5},"title":"Home Improvement","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 2-Dec-02 6:00am","format":false,"excerpt":"A classic activity for visits from the Ks is big household projects. While the projects this time out were not earthshaking, they were all satisfying: First off, Jim and I...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Home Improvement&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Home Improvement","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/home-improvement"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48028,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47150\/revisions\/48028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}