Kitchen Mods N Stuff...

[The_Dude]

Originally Posted by repo

[Cybercowboy]

Did the same thing 18 months ago. Turned out great, very happy we did it. I used a bunch of the old cabinets out in the garage, and moved my old kitchen fridge out there. Nice to have a full-size garage fridge. Even had the ice make hooked up out there, makes it easy to fill coolers up when I golf.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by mrvette

GOOD, custom boxes, not store bought, should be a great job then....about the only way you can get quality any more.....

incorrect

thing is...you have to do cabinet business with others than Home Depot...

[DAB]

Originally Posted by LarsAtTheBeach

incorrect

thing is...you have to do cabinet business with others than Home Depot...

suggestions?

we're getting ready to redo the guesthouse, including the kitchen, nothing fancy or expensive planned. so far, have just done quick looks at HD and lowes. i don't have the time or space presently to make them (shop won't be up and running until spring) like i plan to do for the main house kitchen next year.

prefab, flatpacked???

[...Whitepower...]

Originally Posted by mrvette

GOOD, custom boxes, not store bought, should be a great job then....about the only way you can get quality any more.....

you mention fiberboard under the tile.....so that's on a frame/joist floor, right?? so I would hope there is a layer of hardibacker between any fiberboard and the tile.....I would use plywood anyway....

only damn use I ever seen for fiberboard, is MDF used for formica top backing....other than that, I hate that shit....

Third floor the kitchen is seeing since it was built. The plywood has some light damage. This is the easiest way to level it out for tile install.

[BMWBiker]

Originally Posted by mrvette

GOOD, custom boxes, not store bought, should be a great job then....about the only way you can get quality any more.....

Custom boxes worth every penny. But you do pay for quaility.
Two years ago remodeled kitchen with solid cherry wood cabinets.
We rented apartment for three months instead of living in construction zone.

[NB2K]

The work of the volunteer kitchen mods is difficult enough without being called out in an open thread. If you have questions or comments, please PM a volunteer kitchen mod.

[Sea Six]

Originally Posted by NB2K

The work of the volunteer kitchen mods mods is difficult enough without being called out in an open thread. If you have questions or comments, please PM a volunteer kitchen mod mod.

Fixt.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by DAB

suggestions?

we're getting ready to redo the guesthouse, including the kitchen, nothing fancy or expensive planned. so far, have just done quick looks at HD and lowes. i don't have the time or space presently to make them (shop won't be up and running until spring) like i plan to do for the main house kitchen next year.

prefab, flatpacked???

the flat packed stuff is garbage from my experience.

Medallion makes a quality all wood cabinet with dovetail joinery and choice of wood species. There are others. I have a friend who I buy from that carries the Medallion lines. I am a fanatical perfectionist...and I used Medallion in my last home...I will use them again.

the idea that only custom "shop built" cabinets are of quality is not true. In fact, most shop built cabinets can not compare with the finish applied on a factory "box" cabinet.

are there junk box cabs...absolutely. There are also a lot of garbage shop built cabinets. Yes, many (most) shops have mastered the art of cabinet door shaping and cabinet joinery...but not many shops have the facilities to apply an outstanding finish.

Medallion Cabinetry, Semi-custom kitchen and bath cabinets

[DAB]

thanks Lars.

this GH will be used may 30-60 days/yr, so it won't get a lot of wear and tear, and i'd rather put good money into other things down the road. i'll have to check them out online.

[...Whitepower...]

Tile teaser...

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by BMWBiker

Custom boxes worth every penny. But you do pay for quaility.
Two years ago remodeled kitchen with solid cherry wood cabinets.
We rented apartment for three months instead of living in construction zone.

MY WIFE is a HERO for her constantly cleaning and living around the 6 months of part time/weekend kitchen remodel here.....moved a bearing utility wall, adding some 100' on to the kitchen size....built walls, chisled floor....ran utilities, built boxes....tops, tile on floor and walls, windows, doors,....finishing, painting, STINK.....

the little kid is TOUGH....she better be granny 14x over age 59.....

I robbed the cradle.....

[...Whitepower...]

Quick glipse at the cabinets and tile..

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by ...Whitepower...

Quick glipse at the cabinets and tile..

Small world, the same green tile we have in the hall/large bath remodel.....

nice job there man, border, cabinets.....looks stud....

wanna see new pix when done....hope it's a larger area, as dark cherry cabs are SO totally cool in a larger layout, but closed in the dark color get all claustrophobic and shit....

give you all a A for style/taste though...no matter .....




Edit, went back to your OP, and sure enough, you did well, by all rights it should be really GREAT, not too small at all....

[...Whitepower...]

Originally Posted by mrvette

Small world, the same green tile we have in the hall/large bath remodel.....

nice job there man, border, cabinets.....looks stud....

wanna see new pix when done....hope it's a larger area, as dark cherry cabs are SO totally cool in a larger layout, but closed in the dark color get all claustrophobic and shit....

give you all a A for style/taste though...no matter .....




Edit, went back to your OP, and sure enough, you did well, by all rights it should be really GREAT, not too small at all....

Thanks but this is all the wife.

Well I am picking out and buying the plasma tomorrow...lol

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by ...Whitepower...

Thanks but this is all the wife.

Well I am picking out and buying the plasma tomorrow...lol

HOO U?? a long lost bro?? same story, .....home shit is a chick thing,

I was in the middle of a room addition thinking of a rental apt with kitchenette and so 300' off the master bedroom/bath....after some business problems, to put it mildly....so anyway, Linda help out with her nephew on hanging and finishing the interior....so then some time later we married, and the little granny been through HELL with me on this house....from 1200' to 1600'....

windows, roofs, baths, HVAC, water heaters, bearing utility walls, atriums, slabs for rooms/decks, wood decks, trellises, ceilings, crown molding, rugs, tile, major shit, every room the little kid is TOUGH.....seriously....

[Sea Six]

I can't wait to see the end result.

[...Whitepower...]

Bar is framed. Plumbing is done. Electrician was there til 9 yesterday putting in 6 cans, a chandelier, pendants, wiring for the plasma, etc... Granite was templated as well yesterday. Cabinets should be done tomorrow and then we are putting in the oven and micro. After that we are on hold until the counters are ready.


Lighting teaser..

[Chuck A]

Looking good
very nice, indeed

[mrvette]

Lars, I dunno man, I seen some fancy box shops do a unconscionable rip off on cabinet sales....charging like 11 grand for some fancy drawer slides, and little else, thinner than 1/2 ply, MDF shelves, but they certainly LOOKED nice....

one box was so outta square from the factory, it could not retain a lower shelf in the box....so I had to custom cut one outta square it was that bad....

you maybe have your list of suppliers you like/trust....but it's a nasty mess out there.....They SELL one thing, and deliver something else....but by then, it's TDL, and the customer has to install them....then the lawyers get involved.....



I noted one thing this time round in the pix....and thought of a friend here who bought a realy sweet home at the rong time.....5 years ago, we redid his kitchen quite extensively....and all the trim in the house was that nice clear natural finished wood, like shown in the OP......

wooden you know it, his nitwit wife thought it looked so 'dated' that she insisted on painting ALL the trim, white, more 'modern' looking.....

I tried hard to talk her outta it, but no cure for stupidity.....maybe I just like my wood too much.....