The Mountaineers Players use the Kitsap Cabin kitchen during many weekends of the spring and summer show season. Volunteer cooks cook delicious meals for hungry cast and crew (who are very appreciative). We had noticed that there was water damage to the floor and that it was soft in many areas. After receiving grant money from the Keta Foundation, this project was tackled. As is typically the case, when you delve into a project, it can become more extensive that first imagined. Volunteers removed the main items from the kitchen and more experienced help was called in to deal with the floor removal.
Jim Hamilton spent three long days removing three layers of floor and repairing some damaged floor joists. Volunteers Craig McCoy, Brian Lindvall, Gardner Hicks, Olivia & Trenton Hickerson and I spent days getting rid of the huge pile of debris that was created by this demolition. In addition, Scott Baker spent a day finishing the details that had to be completed before we could call in the tile professionals, including rebuilding the cut-off pantry wall that had been water damaged.
We appreciated the volunteer help of Ezra Pergam and his team from Lile North American who spent several hours removing our old refrigerator from the cabin and transporting some wood debris from the theater to the dumpster - it took much of that time just to take apart the refrigerator to get it through the narrow cabin door. They were a great help!
Mark McNeill and his team (McNeill Tile & Stone) attached the hardie board backing and the tile - they did a beautiful job and the kitchen looks stunning. This floor should last for many decades, and we are planning on replacing the leaky plumbing, water heater and refrigerator to stop any further damage from occuring. By the time next play season starts in the spring, we should have a beautiful functioning kitchen for our volunteer cooks!
Please go to our photo-gallery to see lots more pictures from this project.