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Default A very old kitchen

On Feb 25, 12:04 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> "MiamiCuse" > wrote
>
> > will be a hole. I also want to replace the dishwasher and basically all
> > the appliances. Strangely enough, the kitchen is the only room in the
> > house that is wall papered and we hate wall paper. We need new walls and
> > new flooring in the kitchen so everything has to be removed. Guess we
> > will decide when we pull the cabinets whether to save them or not.

>
> It will probably take a while to get new cabinets delivered, so if you
> wait until then to decide, you will be without a kitchen for a bit longer.
>
> > Back in the 70s the swimming pool was heated by a giant 48" oil tank.
> > Later on they switched it to propane tank. So now there is a oil tank in
> > the back yard. Today I had someone here to give me an estimate to remove
> > and dispose of the oil tank and he quoted me $800 because it's hazardous
> > waste disposal. Ouch...the guys said if you dont want to pay for it, then
> > cut it in half and make it into an open BBQ pit.

>
> Cut it in half and bury it. Won't displace much dirt that way. Probably
> highly illegal. How about, cut it in half and use as giant planters. Heh.
>
> nancy


Sure. Plant some kudzu in it. It might be the only thing other than
goats that'll kill it!

$800 isn't bad. My uncle's house in the Boston area had a tank buried
in the yard, and it was $12-1500 to remove and dispose of that one.

maxine in ri