Stage 1: Remove the Water Heater

So the first step that had to be taken care of was removing the water heater that was right in the middle of the kitchen to free up the cabinet space. The left cabinet in the picture on the left is where the old water heater was...the refrigerator went in the center.

The first plan was to get a new water heater that was shorter and fatter and putting it in the attic instead to free up the cabinet space. But then the plumber broke the bad news that our attic was way too small for that, leaving our best

option being an "eternal" water heater. I don't know much about this thing except that it is tankless, it has something crazy like a 25 year warranty, we get a tax credit for buying it, and it looks pretty cool :)

The plumber installed this new fancy water heater in the attic, which meant it was time for Stage 2: The Kitchen Demolition!