Kitchen Remodel Thread v2
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Lolz. I upgraded my entire kitchen and filled my service panel with all my friggin appliances. My convection micrwave wall oven needed the same. That sucker was a biatch to run too.
Pretty bland. Too many seams to get the more ornate stuff.
Got the breakfast nook tile done. Still need to do the pantry and under the fridge. Will do that tomorrow and grout on Monday.
All of the electrical is done with the exception of the outlets for the island. Microwave is in. Oven is in. Dishwasher is in. My father-in-law was a great help with the electrical stuff. Nice to have a professional electrician doing the stuff like wiring up the new 8ga wire for the 40amp oven circuit.
Have my plumbing put together (4x quarter turn valves, fittings, etc). Just need to cut it the rough in caps and solder the fabbed up assemblies in. Need a fitting for the refrigerator line.
Plan for tomorrow is to fit the plumbing, tile the pantry & fridge area, and cut in & wire up the outlets for the island. Should be an easier day than today. Not super easy, but easier.
Some oddball aluminum wiring for the cooktop.
Counters go in Wednesday. Next weekend I'll be putting in backsplash. Haven't decided on a tile yet, but have a couple we bought to look at. Not really digging the one to the left under the microwave. The other is a bit bold and may turn off some buyers. May still go with it.
All of the electrical is done with the exception of the outlets for the island. Microwave is in. Oven is in. Dishwasher is in. My father-in-law was a great help with the electrical stuff. Nice to have a professional electrician doing the stuff like wiring up the new 8ga wire for the 40amp oven circuit.
Have my plumbing put together (4x quarter turn valves, fittings, etc). Just need to cut it the rough in caps and solder the fabbed up assemblies in. Need a fitting for the refrigerator line.
Plan for tomorrow is to fit the plumbing, tile the pantry & fridge area, and cut in & wire up the outlets for the island. Should be an easier day than today. Not super easy, but easier.
Some oddball aluminum wiring for the cooktop.
Counters go in Wednesday. Next weekend I'll be putting in backsplash. Haven't decided on a tile yet, but have a couple we bought to look at. Not really digging the one to the left under the microwave. The other is a bit bold and may turn off some buyers. May still go with it.
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Picked up some split bolts designed for mating copper to aluminum wiring for the cooktop. Will be hooking that up this evening after I get the plumbing finished.
Counters are in!
Next up after the final plumbing and electrical...... cleaning. Lots of cleaning. Seems like the entire house is dusty. Not sure if I'll do the backsplash this weekend or sometime next week. Still need to finalize the decision on what we're going with.
Counters are in!
Next up after the final plumbing and electrical...... cleaning. Lots of cleaning. Seems like the entire house is dusty. Not sure if I'll do the backsplash this weekend or sometime next week. Still need to finalize the decision on what we're going with.
Yup. My FIL is an electrician and gave me good instructions on how to properly handle it. AL/CU rated split bolts are the key. Standard wire nuts are no good since the aluminum will oxidize and expand/contract until they come apart, cause sparks, and could cause a fire.
Plan is to use the AL/CU split bolts to connect, wrap the exposed section and split bolt with rubber tape, then cover everything with electrical tape.
Fortunately, that appears to be the only circuit using aluminum. Kind of odd, but when it comes to this house, nothing surprises me.
your work is solid....you pay attention to details and it shows.
looks professionally done.
my only issue is the design aspects. it is fairly boring and it already looks dated.
you should have gotten some help on color choices and materials from someone that has a better design sense......
you ever see Waz's stuff? He and Amy make stuff pop.
looks professionally done.
my only issue is the design aspects. it is fairly boring and it already looks dated.
you should have gotten some help on color choices and materials from someone that has a better design sense......
you ever see Waz's stuff? He and Amy make stuff pop.
The cabinets and counters are professionally done. My work is limited to tile, electrical, and plumbing. I had a professional electrician helping me with the electrical.
It's not exactly what I'd want, were I keeping the place. It's safe and neutral, which I'm told is valuable when you're selling. My choices on granite as also limited given that the size required two seams. The more ornate options don't seam well at all.
I don't have Waz money to put into it. This is a $20k kitchen. Didn't he spend that on appliances alone?
Thanks. If I were staying, it would be a gas range. Found the gas line under the oven when I was pulling the new circuit.Looking good.
Wish you went with a gas range though.
Correct.
Not sure what you're asking.
Not sure what you're asking here either. There is a door on the other side of the post. The white thing on the side is an outlet w/two USB ports.
If he paid retail, yeah, but he practically stole them off craigslist
Not something easily repeatable. Plus didn't one of his die recently and cost more than all of my appliances combined to fix?
I think the "3cm?" was about thickness of the countertop.
Thickness of granite.
Looks like a door track or Sheetrock hanging down from the head of the opening. The one at the end of the counter.
