Kitchen remodel:Help!

[django1]

Not advice, grab a tool belt. I started this the first time MLS shut down the forum. I was hoping to get some time off to do this in between clients: didn't happen so it's all been done on weekends. And now the floor sanding guy will be here April 13th so I have to get my little :assshake: in gear. I started at the other end of the room which is about 10 by 34. I took off all existing wall coverings and rewired and re insulated exterior walls and the ceiling. Removed a partition wall and closet. Moved and made larger an opening in a load bearing wall. Added a closet to the existing kitchen cabinets. Re-trimmed (I made the trim) and re-painted the adjoining hallway. Plastered and painted and trimmed 60% of the room. What's left: wire,insulate and paint what I just demolished. Install the wood floor minus a small section near the door where there will be slate. Make matching doors for the kitchen cabinets I made. Various trim and paint. Install decorative spruce beams on the ceiling and perhaps make an island out of the leftover spruce beams:crying:. I would enjoy this if I was a little less tired. Just wanted to vent. Off to Home Depot, Sunday morning 7:45...

[Mep]

Mmmmm, take out.

[django1]

Mmmmm, take out.

The rest of which is in that little white plastic bag...

[django1]

Well, you can accuse me of many things ( and some of you have:)) but you can't accuse me of being lazy. The floor sanding guy called me and I had a choice between two weeks early and two weeks late so, as walking on the rough flooring is getting old real quick, I choose two weeks early( next Wednesday). So that means really get the :assshake: in gear. Since Sunday morning I got the insulation, electrical, drywall and mudding ( mudding only partially) done. I also removed some of the rough flooring boards and replaced them with 3/4 inch plywood where the slate is going near the side entrance. I also got the hardwood floor and am ready too install tomorrow... BTW I did my 40 hours at my regular job also. I'm a little tired now but all the crap work is done and every hour I invest now will give me some satisfaction in the way of visible improvement...

A few more pics of work on my modest home...

[django1]

Here is what the other end of the room looked like in January:

End of January

Beginning of February

From the other end

[dvenardos]

When I bought my house in Dec of 2007 I gutted it and still haven't got it all back together. :)

[django1]

When I bought my house in Dec of 2007 I gutted it and still haven't got it all back together. :)

I could be convinced to come to California. Where's the beach :jiggy:...

[django1]

Got it done over the weekend :woo:...

[Chris Newton]

Very sharp :) Keep up the good fight. We're redoing a bathroom and adjoining office - read have been doing for 6months. Not enough time in the day .

[django1]

Got a few days off. So a little more work done. Here's a pic of how I made the beams. The big piece of wood on the left is a 3 by 12 and it is what I started with to make the 3 by 5 3/4 beam... which I hollowed out to fit around a 2x4 ...which is the little piece of wood in front of the 3 x 12...

Beams going up, over the 2x4


We are very happy with the beams. They've cut down the long boxiness of the room and add a lot of warmth...


The floor turned out great too

[engtaz]

That looks great. Congrats on job well done.

[django1]

Thanks!

[django1]

I continue on. Jethro would like this part... I wanted to keep this remodel cheap so the cabinets are staying. I needed to add a closet though so I'll have to make a couple of matching doors. And replace a few that the previous owner did very badly. We like how this worked out, it looks a bit like an antique kitchen. We decided to fill in the top of the cabinets and add an ogee. I made a new top for the island out of offcuts from the ceiling beams ( just waiting for the wood to dry out a bit). I'll be doing some new tile on the back splash and re-trimming the window. BTW, the small nook at the top of the closet is for my wives big recipe books...

[django1]

Slate at the side door done. The grout isn't dry and it'll need another coat of sealer to pop the color and texture . Those little 2inch square tiles are pretty tough to install. I'm satisfied with the outcome...

[django1]

I'll update this thread. Maybe I can get a comment from the Quadman... made this a while back (repainted since):


Now doing this to keep the spouse happy. Pretty long project: 7 doors and 4 drawers. The wood top is made out of 6 50 year old birch stairs that I recuperated from a job. Doing the painting now: oil based :hissyfit:...