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Kitchen Reno

We now have a functional sink again. We were out camping and arrived home yesterday morning then I basically unpinned the fifth wheel, came in the house, said "ooo that's nice" and got to work making a list and checking it twice for plumbing pieces then still needing 5 separate trips to different hardware stores and a few choice words when an abs adapter snapped when I was at the finish line and had to start over twice. Anyways, we're getting closer. I pre treated the sink with a conditioning oil rubbing it in.

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m1west said:
I guss he is the pro, but I normally put the upper cabinets in first. Gonna be nice though.
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I now know why he does it like that after watching him install the uppers. He first sets the bottoms perfectly level then has these adjustable cabinet stands that he can set the cabinet on at an exact measurement then simply screw them to the wall. So he can install the uppers by himself all at the same height.
 
Below the sink, there's an air duct just a few inches back underneath the cabinet where there was a box to deflect the air outward towards the feet. It wouldn't fit with the new cabinets so I built another one this morning. It will be hidden behind the toe kick and vent cover anyway.

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We also got more uppers installed. The white cabinet is where the microwave is going. He still needs to cut a shelf for it to sit on. We also discussed the beige shelf in the white cabinet. He will cut a white one despite the fact that it will be hidden behind cabinet doors. He was heading back to build the cabinets over the refrigerator.

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NorthernRedneck said:
We also got more uppers installed. The white cabinet is where the microwave is going. He still needs to cut a shelf for it to sit on. We also discussed the beige shelf in the white cabinet. He will cut a white one despite the fact that it will be hidden behind cabinet doors. He was heading back to build the cabinets over the refrigerator.

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Might be an optical illusion but the gap between the counter and the upper cabinets on the refrigerator side looks tighter than the other side.
 
m1west said:
Might be an optical illusion but the gap between the counter and the upper cabinets on the refrigerator side looks tighter than the other side.
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On the refrigerator side, there's going to be an end panel filling up the space.

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On the right side, they left a gap which will be filled in with a filler strip to keep the doors from hitting the wall when they open and also the lower drawers from hitting the wall when they open.
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Nothing new on our kitchen today but I got an update on our old one. I kept in contact with the buyer as he had a couple questions about the assembly. He sent me a picture of our old kitchen nearly complete in his house.

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Today is officially floor tile day. Since we're staying with the same slate floor throughout the kitchen and dining room, we had to arrange for a few additional slate tiles to be installed. We contacted a local flooring company a couple months ago who ordered in a few samples of tile for us to compare to ours for a match. They then ordered a few boxes then had to arrange for their installer to come.20230907_101104.jpg
 

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We had a couple other tiles we wanted replaced as well as the original was very uneven with the adjacent tile. I could have done it myself but my back isn't up for all the bending over anymore.

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m1west said:
you survived a 7 month kitchen remodel and are still married, you have a strong marriage.
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Lmao 🤣 . There's been times where my tongue needed stitches from biting it. Like this morning for example. I started out at 8am. Already had the light fixture assembled ready to mount. I go to unscrew one of the little nuts that hold the mounting bracket to it and it's so small it slips out of my hand. Lands on the floor. And rolls under the island which doesn't have the toe kick installed. After searching the whole kitchen underneath all the cabinets, I finally spotted it stuck under the edge of a slate tile under the island. We tried fishing it out but I finally gave up and drove into the city with the remaining nut and found a non matching replacement. All the while she who must be obeyed was chewing my ass out. For the sake of the marriage, my tongue 👅 bled.

Zoom in to the base of the hanging fixture. You'll see two different nuts holding it on.
 
THERE'S A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!!!

Getting close. The cabinets are done as far as they can go until the doors arrive. The remaining electrical is coming tomorrow including under cabinet lighting. We can start loading them after electrical is done.


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bczoom said:
Looks like you need to level your fridge. ;)
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Yes. That's a task for another day. Lol. Problem with the fridge and stove right now is the front legs are sitting on slate tile while the back legs are on hardwood floor (fridge) and plywood filler (stove). Both are about an 1/8th of an inch off from level front to back so my thought was a couple of those peel and stick tiles under each. That should get them about level.
 
In this pic, on the right side of the fridge, it looks like the top is closer to the side wall than the bottom is. Might need to raise the feet on the right side as well.

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Electrical is done. We repurposed one of the old lights from the original kitchen for use over the sink. I just had to shorten the shaft. Under cabinet lighting is working and hooked up to a switch on the wall.

(Don't get me started on the doors. 🤬🤬🤬.) They order the doors in and paint them here before installing. So they called us Sunday and gave us a BS story that the doors were on the transport that was in a fiery crash a couple weeks ago that closed the highway. Whatever. I just want my kitchen done.

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That's the thing. Bitching and complaining now will only prolong things so I'm being a good boy and letting the missus deal with him. So far, I'm not impressed with their service but up here it seems all contractors are playing the same game no matter who it is. My mom had her driveway cemented this summer. She waited 2 months for the contractors to show up when they kept giving her the run around. Quite frustrating.
 
NorthernRedneck said:
That's the thing. Bitching and complaining now will only prolong things so I'm being a good boy and letting the missus deal with him. So far, I'm not impressed with their service but up here it seems all contractors are playing the same game no matter who it is. My mom had her driveway cemented this summer. She waited 2 months for the contractors to show up when they kept giving her the run around. Quite frustrating.
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Don't say anything until after the doors are installed, then when its time to settle up you will have a bit more leverage in the negotiations.
 
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