New kitchens, anyone?

[Plank_Spanker]

My wife has issued a fatwah on our old kitchen. It's history. I just gutted it:

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The new cabinets arrive Wednesday, and I still have all of the electrical and sheet rock work to do before they go in. Then I have a floor, appliances, a Corian countertop, and tile backsplash to do...........................

Somebody shoot me................................:rotflmao:

[luvmyshiner]

Heh, heh, I love DYI projects Plank. And it looks to me like you've got one helluva start there brother. I can't believe you got all that done in one day.

[ibanezjunkie]

big project there man.

my uncle started to refurb his kitchin, then got lazy and hired an eastern european company to do it for him.

atleast you got the heavy work of ripping it out done.

[Ilovecheapguitars]

were just doing alot of painting. we painted the walls, now were gonna paint the cabinets. a little rearranging of the appliances, new tile floor and voila. new kitchen. I dont have the skill or the time to do a full scale remodel. kudos to you though.

[Commodore 64]

That wiring looks old. You replacing all of that? We had to do a very similar remodel on our kitchen. We purchased unfinished cabinets and sanded/stained/urethaned/hung them. Our house is super old so nothing is square. I bet real carpenters cringe when they see the remodel work we've done, but hey, nothing beats working on your own house.

Our kitchen is about 95% finished, heh. WIsh I had the skillz to do corian.

[sunvalleylaw]

We just re-did the kitchen, along with some other expansion. It is nice, but sucked up most all free time this past summer. We really did enjoy it over the holidays though. Pics:

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Along the path of the beam: my staining projects, that also show some of the expanded kitchen area with tongue and groove ceiling. http://gallery.me.com/sunvalleylaw#100118

[Plank_Spanker]

I'm replacing the electric - all of it..........................new boxes, wiring, outlets, and switches. I'm adding low voltage under cabinet lighting, and recessed ceiling lights.

This is a big project. I'm already into it for over $11K.........................

[street music]

Plank, that will teach you to go out and buy another guitar.

[evenkeel]

Very impressive Plank. Mrs. Keel and I are about to undertake a much more modest kitchen project. Paint the cabinets is the DIY part. New counter tops we're going to hire out. Still trying to decide re: materials and colour. Leading the pack is quartz (Silestone). We also looked at stainless steel, but the cost, 3 times quartz/granite, was a deal breaker.

[Plank_Spanker]

Very impressive Plank. Mrs. Keel and I are about to undertake a much more modest kitchen project. Paint the cabinets is the DIY part. New counter tops we're going to hire out. Still trying to decide re: materials and colour. Leading the pack is quartz (Silestone). We also looked at stainless steel, but the cost, 3 times quartz/granite, was a deal breaker.

It was beyond confusing initially when we first started planning the kitchen. The options are mind boggling, but the cost brings you into the reality zone quickly. That said, I told my wife "in for a penny, in for a pound..........If we're going to do it, do it right"...........and we still made compromises.

We're getting Corian counter tops and all new stainless refridgerator, range and dish washer...................I only want to do this once........

My cabinets arrived today and they are gorgeous - natural hickory. They're currently stacked in the living room all the way to the ceiling.

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Cat supervision:

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Cabinet locations taped off to help with locating the electric work:

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[Plank_Spanker]

Cabinets unboxed, inventoried, inspected, and awaiting installation:

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[Commodore 64]

Oh man. HIckory....awesome!

I have a few slabs of hickory....that stuff is so hard...it bogs my planer down so easily.

[sunvalleylaw]

Sounds and looks like a great project! Our cabinets are hickory too.

[evenkeel]

Yikes!!! That is one big OL' pile of cabinets.

Hickory looks great. :applause :AOK

[Plank_Spanker]

Thanks, guys. I love natural wood, and a good part of my house has tongue in groove wood paneling.

[Plank_Spanker]

One big step completed - the electrical work is done. We replaced a lot of old Romex. Every outlet in the kitchen is now GFCI protected. The recessed celing lights are installed. The wiring for the low voltage cabinet lighting is run.........and everything works. :dude

Next weekend is dry wall installation. Once that is done, I'll schedule the cabinet installation and get the painting done in the meantime.

[Plank_Spanker]

LOTS of progress in this project.................and I'm aging in dog years seeing it through........................:)

Cabinets are up!

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New floor is in:

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New fridge:

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New range:

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New dish washer, and trying the wine chiller and glass rack out for size:

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[sunvalleylaw]

Looking good!

[Robert]

Awesome job, Planky!

[peachhead]

Wow, that looks great. Nice fridge too. Where'd you get the cabinets?

[EnglishJW]

We didn't go for a new kitchen (it has only been 24 years here) but we did put in granite counter tops, a tile backsplash, and a few new appliances. Yes, the colors are earth tones just like my guitars. I hoped my wife would be pleased for years. Of course, I was wrong. We are now working to finish off the basement (after we deal with a literal ton of stuff). I have to admit, it is great to see and use the new kitchen. Maybe I will get a little place of my own in the basement!

[Bloozcat]

Good work there, Plank!

We're about to begin the dreaded "kitchen remodel" this spring. I certainly can, and have done this before myself, but I'm not about to give up a bunch of my vacation time just to work on this project. I'll design it, but we'll have someone else do the work.

My wife wants to tile almost all of the house as part of this project. Half of the house is already tile and she wants to replace it with new tile and extend it throughout the rest of the house (which would be quite expensive). I want wood floors (or possibly Pergo), so the great debate is on.

This is going to get really interesting....

[Plank_Spanker]

Thanks, folks!

Peachhead,

The cabinets are Shenandoah in "natural hickory" and I bought them at Lowes. I have a thing for natural wood.

Bloozcat,

This project has been a huge learning experience on the dos and don'ts of kitchen remodelling. Some of my goofs were minor, others had to be reworked in a pinch. :rotflmao:

We're waiting on our countertop now. Once it's installed, I press on with the tile backsplash.

[Plank_Spanker]

We didn't go for a new kitchen (it has only been 24 years here) but we did put in granite counter tops, a tile backsplash, and a few new appliances. Yes, the colors are earth tones just like my guitars. I hoped my wife would be pleased for years. Of course, I was wrong. We are now working to finish off the basement (after we deal with a literal ton of stuff). I have to admit, it is great to see and use the new kitchen. Maybe I will get a little place of my own in the basement!

English, your kitchen looks great :dude

I'm facing remodelling creep here myself with my wife....................

"Now that the kitchen is done, we need to do............." :help

[Bloozcat]

Bloozcat,

This project has been a huge learning experience on the dos and don'ts of kitchen remodelling. Some of my goofs were minor, others had to be reworked in a pinch. :rotflmao:


I know exactly what you mean, Plank!

The third house remodeling I did was like this. The first two were reasonably extensive but without many surprises. But the third one, was the house from hell. There wasn't a level floor or ceiling in any room nor a plumb wall to be found throughout the house. I ordered kitchen cabinets in natural oak and had to remove large sections of the walls to fit them. To make it worse, the walls were plastered about 2" thick. And that was only one of the problems...

I swear, that after about the seventh nightmare on that project I could hear the house whispering....GET OUT...! :eek:

[Plank_Spanker]

I swear, that after about the seventh nightmare on that project I could hear the house whispering....GET OUT...! :eek:

ROFLMAO!!!!!! :rotflmao:

[peachhead]

I know exactly what you mean, Plank!

There wasn't a level floor or ceiling in any room nor a plumb wall to be found throughout the house.

sounds like my house. I love it, but sheeesh. :nope

[Plank_Spanker]

Countertops are finally in! The order got screwed up and we waited over two weeks for them. I need to engineer the sink drain and I absolutely detest plumbing.......water has a way of running amok regardless of the best laid plans.............:thwap

I have a porcelain tile back splash going up this weekend that will run the length of the cabinets on both walls.

Almost home! :happy

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[Kazz]

I love that under mount sink....very nice Plank. PS...I will be in touch very soon for those pups. :-)

[Plank_Spanker]

I love that under mount sink....very nice Plank. PS...I will be in touch very soon for those pups. :-)

Thanks, Kazz. It's Corian and glued right to the bottom of the counter - no seams.

Your pickups are safe and secure awaiting you.

[piebaldpython]

Nice work!! Better you than me.

[Plank_Spanker]

Nice work!! Better you than me.

Thanks!

Some serious sweat equity and juggling the logistics of the whole thing. It's looking righteous........................and I almost feel like I'm walking into someone else's kitchen. :D

[Bloozcat]

Great job, Plank! :AOK

Now, save those brownie points you've earned for just the right moment, Plank. Not too long or your wife will have lost that "new kitchen glow", but long enough to cash in on something you really want!

[Plank_Spanker]

Great job, Plank! :AOK

Now, save those brownie points you've earned for just the right moment, Plank. Not too long or your wife will have lost that "new kitchen glow", but long enough to cash in on something you really want!

I made an advance withdrawal last year - a new amph and a new Les Paul. I'm working off my debt.......................

[Plank_Spanker]

Backsplash is installed! A lot of cutting tiles around switch / outlet boxes and cabinets. it took myself and a friend all day yesterday. My wet saw is certifiably worth its weight in gold! Going to grout the tile on Friday. All that's left to do after grout is to silicone the tile borders and install the switch / outlet plates....................SO close! :dude

Almost too pretty to cover, but I'm putting a 19' flat screen TV here:

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The flash photos do not do this justice. It looks amazing with the under cabinet lights on.

[mainestratman]

Jumping in late here, but.. WOW... that is a beautiful kitchen... very well done!

We've just launched our "home pub" plans.. I might share that as we progress.. :-)

[Plank_Spanker]

Thanks, Mainestratman! I'm so close to being finished I can almost taste it! LOL! I'll post before and after pics when I wrap this up.

By all means share your progress on the "home pub". That sounds like a very cool project.

[mainestratman]

I have this.. "thing" for textures... incorporating the natural wood, stainless steel and stone is brilliant.. who would have thought those distinctly different textures would create such a warm room? :-)

The pub will be slow going... we have to wait for the snow to melt before we can start gathering materials... we're recycling old barnboard for the bar and barback... plus we need to start stocking up on laminate flooring, which ain't cheap, to fill a 500 sqft area. :-)

[Plank_Spanker]

I have this.. "thing" for textures... incorporating the natural wood, stainless steel and stone is brilliant.. who would have thought those distinctly different textures would create such a warm room? :-)



The kitchen is tiny - basically 9' square. Most of the design was on the fly, but we took our time choosing color and texture that kept it open and warm.. I love natural wood and stone, but gambled on the stainless for a more modern look...............it works! We were shooting for simple and elegant.........I think we hit it pretty close. I am beyond pleased with the way it has worked out.

It will be great to see your Pub in progress.

[sunvalleylaw]

Looks really nice! I agree with MSM about the textures, and warmth of the entire project. Well done!

[peachhead]

Looks great, you did excellent work!!

[Plank_Spanker]

Thanks, Peachhead, but I can't take credit for it all. I had help with the sheet rock and electric. The cabinets and floor were professionally installed. The rest was my very own sweat equity.......:rotflmao:

[Plank_Spanker]

Grouting is done. All that's left is silicone sealing the tile edges and mounting the TV. :happy

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[mainestratman]

:beer:

[Plank_Spanker]

The kitchen is FINISHED! :happy

The caulk around the tile and counter tops is done and I saved my favorite for last....................the TV:

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[Algonquin]

Sa-wing batta batta batta... sa-wing batta!

Great looking kitchen Plank :AOK

[Plank_Spanker]

Thanks, Algonquin! It's been a LONG two months and I'm very happy it's finished...............but I walk into it thinking I'm in someone else's kitchen.....:rotflmao: