Davids Kitchen Update 7, installation (w/pics)

[David Eisan]

Hello everyone,

It has been quite a while since I have posted an update with my Kitchen.

Here is what the original kitchen looked like,



Slab doors with t-mould edging, no backs on the cabinets and sagging from the ceiling in the middles. Countertop had rotted underneath faucet and water leaked into the cabinet below, rotting it out too.

Did I mention that this was a modest starter house?

Next, rip things apart,







We have forced air, but two years ago when the furnace gave out, we had to fire up the original electric heat for a few days. The heater in the kitchen didn't work, but I never looked into why. Turns out the reason was, it was disconnected. It was screwed to the wall, but the wires were not connected. Wanna guess if there was a live 220 wire behind the wall? Ayup, there was. Mike Holmes would have torn the house down.

You can see the large pile of very bad pine wainscoting on the floor that was installed over the wall paper.

I tore up the linoleum along with two layers of sticky back tile and the 1/4" underlayment.

Who would have thought a cabinet could get hung up on a single nail in a piece of quarter round?



After laying another 1/2" of ply over the original 1/2" subfloor, I started to tile.

I don't mind tiling, but it turns out I suck at grouting. Good thing Katarina had done this before and saved the day, fixing up my mess.



I was reusing the sink and faucet, so I used the old countertop as a template for the new countertop sink cutout.



To install the uppers, I shot a line around the room and temporarily screwed a 2x4 to the wall as I fastened each cabinet. The yet to be installed backsplash will cover any holes.

For the lowers I jointed two faces of a 2x4 and permanently screwed it to the studs on a level line to support the backs of the cabinets. The fronts are on adjustable legs.



I still need to replace this light fixture,



Here is how things stand right now,



I need to tile the backsplash, retrim the window, replace the light fixture, a small amount of trim, a little painting and voila, all done.

Thanks for looking,

David.

Every Neighbourhood has one, in Mine I'm Him

[Dave MacArthur]

Nice work! I love to see a kitchen re-do.

[Mario Lucchesi]

Very nice work. Quite an amazing change.

[Art Mulder]

Hey Dave, nice cat!

Like the raised panels that you have on the ends of the cabinets. Makes it all look very slick - a cut above the others.

[Tyler Howell]

Long overdue Dave ,
And worth the wait. More pix please

[Tim Lynch]

If you've got any more tiling to do, there's an excellent tile forum at www.johnbridge.com

The kitchen looks great!

[Jim Becker]

Nice work!!!

[Charles Jackson III]

Very nice job!

[Corey Hallagan]

Hi Dave, your kitchen looks wonderful. Nice job. I am in the process of a kitchen remodel myself and in the stage where I need to make a decision on the flooring. Going back and forth between slate/ceramic or hardwood. And whether I should floor all the way underneath or install the cabs and the floor. I take it you can install ceramic directly to plywood. I was thinking it had be be done on top of cement board? Again, great job.

Corey

[Tim Malyszko]

Nice work Dave. Those new cabinets and the floor really make a huge improvement in the space. Your work may have inspired me to start plannin on replacing our floor and cabinets.

[Tim Lynch]

Corey,

If you haven't already checked it out, you can get all the answers you need at the John Bridge forum... you can start with their reference library --lots to read there -- and then ask questions on the forum... they're super friendly and geared toward helping DIYers.

http://johnbridge.com/vbulletin/index.php