Time for Cabinets
First cabinets go in! First up is the corner upper cabinets. You have to do these first for pretty obvious reasons...
You can't start at the end of the row because the corner likely won't fit correctly
You can't start with...
January 27, 2010
Time for Paint
The mudding is done, the sanding is done... today was paint day. We did the ceiling first, and then kept right on going into the walls. It's way easier right now before cabinets and flooring are in and we have extra stuff...
January 24, 2010
We Have Kitchen Walls
Drywall is up! Wow what a difference it makes. In truth, I feel the room is small right now, but the math side of my brain knows better. I'm not sure why the drywall does that... is it just me?
It's so good...
Range Hood Vent
The old range hood used to vent out the back of the house, but when the previous owners added a sunroom, they just built a drywall encasement for the vent and vented it horizontally along the now-interior wall of the sunroom and...
January 23, 2010
Radiant Floor Install
I really went back and forth on whether or not to do this. But I decided, what the heck, I'm never gonna have another chance to put this in. I'm adding hydronic radiant heating to the kitchen and getting rid of the...
January 21, 2010
Kitchen Ceiling Goes In
With some help from friends Jamie and Jessie, Dad and I put in the new ceiling tonight.
We used a dremel and a special bit to cut out the openings for the can lights. It works very very well, but you will go through some...
Removing the Kitchen Floor
This job was awful. Possibly the worst part of the whole remodel so far. The tiles just wouldn't come up. I rented a jack hammer and my Dad and a friend Eric worked at it all day while I was at work. When...
Installing Can Lights
These things are stupid expensive because they are sold in two parts. I was quite annoyed. I think Dad and I argued about where to place the lights for about 2 hours total. He had some good insight about placing...
January 20, 2010
New Entryway Framed
Dad framed out the new entryway today. Recall that this used to be a narrow, short hallway with a closet. He used about half of the lumber that Howie left me... there is a LOT of wood in this thing. I can't...
January 19, 2010
Living Room Paint Job
First; a quick note about the "Living Room.". It's not one. It's a Family Room. But my wife insists that it's a Living Room and that the room w/ the TV in it is the Family Room. Ok, fine. I often go...
January 12, 2010
Hey Hey, ho ho, That Ugly Soffit has to Go
I had to look up how to spell "soffit". Spell checker keeps telling me it's wrong. Anyway.... the soffit around the kitchen can't stay. There are a few reasons for this.
It's ugly
We need the space. Our cabinets...
