This is my third kitchen since starting my business. Not the most complicated one I’ve been involved with but fun none the less. Maybe one of these days I’ll learn how to charge enough to make some decent money.
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And some more...
even more...
The finished product
Could someone with broadband, resize these, please ?Oh. And... "Bump"=0)
meh. mabey tomorrow
I'm just sayin'
First time attaching pictures. Did it work?
Excellent !Thank you.=0)
Nice job, what a tansformation, you really took that kitchen to another level. Did you design too, how long did it take?
Nice work. Thanx for sharing.
Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
It took about six and a half weeks from gut to finish which included waiting on the permits, electric, plumbing, and flooring subs, counter tops, and one of the cabinets was damaged. If the stars were aligned properly it would have been more like 5 weeks.
Wow !
Major change.
Most excellent work.
Thanks for showing us.
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Nicely done. Really like the crown.
Never seen something like that before, but it really makes the cabinets pop.
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Nice. Your design and build?
We found our profit margin going up nicely once we started to do the design and build ourselves.
That joint where countertop meets tile backsplash is one we have found needs a good detail. Grout fails there.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
Do a 3/4" thick x (tile course height) matching granite splash, siliconed to the countertop (industry std.) then seal between the backsplash and tile with sanded sealant colored to match the grout.
Jeff
Thanks for the compliments all. I thought I resized them small enough. Will do it next time.
I did not design it but did have input. Would you believe that it is a Home Depot designed kitchen? The only reason I told my costumer to go there was because they had some kind of sale on that line of cabinets that was pretty good at about $1000.00 less then the cabinet place I use.
As for that grout joint I raise the first course up about a sixteenth of an inch, grout, and within a day of it drying I clear silicone it. Haven't seen one fail yet.
Looks nice.
Thanks for the compliments all. I thought I resized them small enough. Will do it next time.
You had a good size, wrong file type. BMP's tend to be rather large. Save the same sized pic as a jpg and it should be much smaller.jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
Thanks for the info.
I love the kitchen. I'm drooling - :)
If bringing the tile to the c'top, which we'll do for a job soon, we'll use the Schluter Dilex BWA profile, and select a material and finish to either complement the tile, or the counter stone, whichever looks like the better match.
In the section shown here, I rotated the cut shown in the Schluter literature to show the profile as we will use it in a wall-tile-meets-countertop setting. The horizontal material shown here that the profile meets, called "tile," will be the stone.
This detail requires that the stone template be well-made, and the stone well-cut, so that the gap between stone c'top and wall is minimized. Depending on the thickness of the wall tile, we can tolerate a gap of up to maybe 3/8", whereas with setting a backsplash of, say, 3/4 stone x 4 high, the top stone can be gapped from the wall by 1/2" or more.
I just checked my copy of Fine Homebuilding #199, fall/winter 2008, the kitchens and baths annual issue, and could not find one tiled backsplash that did not go right down to the counter. Nor could I detect anything in the way of a movement control piece in the joints.
Relying on grout or caulk doesn't do it for me anymore, at this joint.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
That's very interesting Gene - I'll check it out.
Jeff
Those cabinets don't look too bad. What's the line and wood type?
The wife kinda likes that door style.
thanks,
Daniel Neumansky
Restoring our second Victorian home this time in Alamdea CA. Check out the blog http://www.chezneumansky.blogspot.com/
Oakland CA
Crazy Homeowner-Victorian Restorer
They are Thomasville, maple. I would have to do a little research to tell you the exact door design and color.
Tell dw that she needs to update the blog. It's 10 days old.
jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
Ha DW has been in NYC doing the high powered business woman thing....She does have to do a post about Halloween at least since we REALLY stepped up our game from last year..
I'll let her know her fans are begging for more!
Daniel Neumansky
Restoring our second Victorian home this time in Alamdea CA. Check out the blog http://www.chezneumansky.blogspot.com/
Oakland CA
Crazy Homeowner-Victorian Restorer
Halloween heck, I'm wondering how you're going to outdo "Santa's Workshop" for Xmas.
jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
Beautiful
I bet the homeowners love their new kitchen.
Thanks. Yes they are very happy. I'll being doing their master bath sometime in the spring.
First of all, it looks great. Do you have a close up of the crown, I would love to see the details.
Second, check the walls for plumb. I've found something in one of the pix that might cause some variations in how one might perceive a bubble on a level.
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HA! I can blame the homeowner on that one. He took all the pics after I left each day. Sounds good, right? I'll make sure to photoshop that one out when I post it on my website (if it ever gets built).As for the closeup, as soon as I get back to my PC, I'm on my better halves Mac right now, I'll see what I can do.