Hi guys.....I sort of got away from this forum for a little while. I had always planned on renovating my kitchen and building the cabinetry. It was definitely a bucket list item. However, I wanted to wait until I retired so that I could dedicate a good amount of time to the project and in that way, could finish the job much quicker and have the kitchen out of commission for a little time as possible. I retired at the end of January of 2013. The plan was to get right on the kitchen. However, an open heart surgery to replace a faulty aortic valve sort of got in the way and I spent most of last summer recovering from that. There was no excuse this summer and I managed to get a hold of some very beautiful quarter sawn red oak for the cabinetry. My homes copper plumbing was shot also from years and years of suffering from hard and acidic water. The house sits on a slab and the plumbing pipes run under the floor on the first floor...in essence, with absolutely no way to get to it. So, I figured while the kitchen was being renovated, why not go all the way and replace the piping also. Went with PEX and while at it...replaced the water heater, water storage tank, water softener and an acid neutralizer and also had a new laundry room washer supply station moved from an exterior wall and also had both outside hose bibs replaced. Big job....about a month or so with no kitchen, but well worth the effort. Here is a little video I put together to document the entire project from start to finish.