Kitchen remodeling (pic heavy)
I didn't want to tread on FCD's post so I thought I'd share my own journey, via pictures mostly. It all started because the kitchen we had was tiny. It had granite tile that was dark and... well.. tile. We both prefer contiguous surface counter tops but have not actually had that in our home for a while. Like FCD, we had a peninsula that had a raised level that just didn't quite work as a bar, and the sink was so small the raised level didn't end up hiding any dishes left in it.
Given our home's layout, the only option was to build out. Since the direction we were going to build out was pretty open, we decided to just run the addition the length of the house (from that point back... hopefully, the pictures will clear this up a bit)
This was the only bit of Kitchen we had for a couple months:
All new flooring was part of this project. This is solid white oak with a whitewashed "Norwegian style" acrylic top finish.
@Flying Clay Disk , we also went with quartzite and I love it!:
I don't have any pics of it yet, but the doorway at the back that you see leads to a butler's pantry. We brought the spare fridge in from the garage and put it in there, and got an upright freezer to replace the huge chest freezer still sitting in the garage. There will be counters, a sink, a desk area, and lots of shelving, as well as a small mud room area at the far end, inside that space. Just last Friday they delivered the cabinet bases for the pantry. The door to the pantry will swing both ways, like a door to the kitchen at a restaurant.
There are still some upper cabinets to be installed in the main kitchen area. Still a ton to do!
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Beautiful.
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Very nice indeed. 0 -
Hey you kitchen remodelers, does anybody make an over the range micro that's hinged on the right side??
BTW, looks good mr. p!
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I like it Randy! I especially like the countertop. It looks like the same type top that we had picked out last year, before that initiative went south. We might get back to it...but it's iffy right now. 3 -
Flying Clay Disk said:mr perfect...where's the 'pot filler' over the stove...I just DARE you to do one of those!!Hardest piece of plumbing you will ever do!!! Guaranteed!!!!
We considered it. It wouldn't be too tough because on the other side of the wall, there's plumbing for the washing machine in the laundry room. Mostly we just decided against the expense, since there is a sink so close.0 -
sxsnuf said:
Hey you kitchen remodelers, does anybody make an over the range micro that's hinged on the right side??
BTW, looks good mr. p!
I don't know, but I doubt it. The one we went with opens down, like an oven, but it's a wall mount. I'm not a fan of the ones that go over the range, but I have had one and they aren't bad. I just don't like how limited you are for fan/exhaust. The hood we installed here will suck you up! I had been bbq'ing on my deck and it sucked all sorts of smoke into the house that we'd never had issue with before.0 -
Looks good, I've also been considering an addition. I want a bigger kitchen / pantry, another bedroom, and larger living room with a place for a wood burning stove. 0 -
drobs said:Looks good, I've also been considering an addition. I want a bigger kitchen / pantry, another bedroom, and larger living room with a place for a wood burning stove.
We broke the rule of thumb that you're supposed to follow with regard to additions./remodels It will be many years before we could get back what we put into this project. Because of the market, we managed to not be upside down, but now we have almost zero equity when we had been substantially ahead.0 -
Lookin' good, Mr. P!
Sxsnuf, I would strongly recommend not using an over the range microwave/exhaust fan combo. Heat and steam coming up off the cooking surface can play hell with the electronics. We put one in (GE Cafe' Series) and have had it replaced under warranty twice because the touchpad goes south.6 -
That Z brick facade around the oven is cool, I used some years ago but the "mortar" joints are hard to clean from splash. 6 -
I grabbed a couple more pics:
Nearly all the work above was done by a contractor we hired (they've done two bathrooms too, which I will spare y'all details about at this point) but I've done plenty myself while all this was going on. I did all the trim work, I've also done new handrail for the stairs to the bonus room, shelving in 2 of the hall closets (I only have pics of one), laid the stair treads I've talked about before (2 stair cases) and am redoing the tile and mantle around the gas fire place (a project that is just beginning, all I have done so far is pulling off the old and putting up new tile backer board):
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Mid way:
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Nice job!!! 3 -
Not bad for an engineer!Grunt2 said:Nice job!!!
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NeoBlackdog: 31541623826331/comments/31541680648603
Not bad for an engineer!Grunt2 said:Nice job!!!
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austin20 said: \nGrunt2<\/a> said:<\/div> \nNice job!!!Grunt2<\/a> said:<\/div>
<\/div> \n<\/blockquote> \nNot bad for an engineer!","bodyRaw":"Nice job!!!https://forums.gunbroker.com/discussion/comment/11197314#Comment_11197314
<\/div><\/blockquote>Not bad for an engineer!","format":"wysiwyg","dateInserted":"2020-06-30T18:45:14+00:00","insertUser":{"userID":351578,"name":"NeoBlackdog","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031683\/uploads\/phpbb\/n116c87db70253cfa97f7db3c9c349670_351578.jpg","dateLastActive":"2020-06-30T21:01:27+00:00","label":"✭✭✭"},"displayOptions":{"showUserLabel":false,"showCompactUserInfo":true,"showDiscussionLink":false,"showPostLink":false,"showCategoryLink":false,"renderFullContent":false,"expandByDefault":false},"url":"https:\/\/forums.gunbroker.com\/discussion\/comment\/11197314#Comment_11197314","embedType":"quote"}">😈🤣
He's right tho. I haven't the foggiest what I'm doing.0 -
I don't believe that for a second! I've seen 'pros' that didn't do work that good.Mr. Perfect said:austin20 said: \nGrunt2<\/a> said:<\/div> \nNice job!!!Grunt2<\/a> said:<\/div>
<\/div> \n<\/blockquote> \nNot bad for an engineer!","bodyRaw":"Nice job!!!https://forums.gunbroker.com/discussion/comment/11197314#Comment_11197314
<\/div><\/blockquote>Not bad for an engineer!","format":"wysiwyg","dateInserted":"2020-06-30T18:45:14+00:00","insertUser":{"userID":351578,"name":"NeoBlackdog","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031683\/uploads\/phpbb\/n116c87db70253cfa97f7db3c9c349670_351578.jpg","dateLastActive":"2020-06-30T21:01:27+00:00","label":"✭✭✭"},"displayOptions":{"showUserLabel":false,"showCompactUserInfo":true,"showDiscussionLink":false,"showPostLink":false,"showCategoryLink":false,"renderFullContent":false,"expandByDefault":false},"url":"https:\/\/forums.gunbroker.com\/discussion\/comment\/11197314#Comment_11197314","embedType":"quote"}">😈🤣
He's right tho. I haven't the foggiest what I'm doing.
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NeoBlackdog: 31541623826331/comments/31541666090779
I don't believe that for a second! I've seen 'pros' that didn't do work that good.Mr. Perfect said:austin20 said: \nGrunt2<\/a> said:<\/div> \nNice job!!!Grunt2<\/a> said:<\/div>\r\n
<\/div> \n<\/blockquote> \nNot bad for an engineer!","bodyRaw":"\r\n
Nice job!!!https://forums.gunbroker.com/discussion/comment/11197314#Comment_11197314
<\/div>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\nNot bad for an engineer!","format":"wysiwyg","dateInserted":"2020-06-30T18:45:14+00:00","insertUser":{"userID":351578,"name":"NeoBlackdog","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031683\/uploads\/phpbb\/n116c87db70253cfa97f7db3c9c349670_351578.jpg","dateLastActive":"2020-06-30T21:01:27+00:00","label":"✭✭✭"},"displayOptions":{"showUserLabel":false,"showCompactUserInfo":true,"showDiscussionLink":false,"showPostLink":false,"showCategoryLink":false,"renderFullContent":false,"expandByDefault":false},"url":"https:\/\/forums.gunbroker.com\/discussion\/comment\/11197314#Comment_11197314","embedType":"quote"}">😈🤣
He's right tho. I haven't the foggiest what I'm doing.
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