I ran across this in another forum I subscribe to, the poster is a writer who’s having her bathroom re-done. There have been several problems crop up, this is the latest.
Cabinets have arrived, are the right ones, and lovely; the wall they are to be hung on is however an inch shorter across the top than the bottom. Cabinet minions have departed for Home Depot for more tools with which to correct this little… the supervising fellow called it “a challenge”.
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The wall is an inch shorter across the top than the bottom???
What does this mean? All I can figure is that the adjoining wall is not plumb. What tools did they intend to pick up? A demolition hammer?
post a link to it so all the pertinent info is being shared here.
You have a question or just pointing this out for entertainment?
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Sorry, Piffin.Basically was posted for entertainment. I should have made that clear and I didn't.For general info, what I posted was copied from Lois' post, she didn't get more specific than that.I'd assume that one wall wasn't plumb from what she said, however I don't really know.I do know that she's using stock cabinetry, not custom stuff.Leon
no need to apologize. Was I that rough responding? I just didn't know where you were going with it is all. Certainly the walls are out of plumb, not uncommon with all the yahoos out there.
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actually, Paul, with the new, larger houses out there, it may not be the yahoos at all - as kitchens expand the curvature of the earth becomes a factor - we may be talking about a big bank of cabs on a long wall and quite possibly both walls are 'plumb' but just far enough from each other to be off an inch -
"there's enough for everyone"
DavidxDoud wrote:"actually, Paul, with the new, larger houses out there, it may not be the yahoos at all - as kitchens expand the curvature of the earth becomes a factor - we may be talking about a big bank of cabs on a long wall and quite possibly both walls are 'plumb' but just far enough from each other to be off an inch - "WRONG. She clearly states that the wall is one inch *shorter* in span across the top, not wider, as could be attributed to curvature of the earth. Must be in a valley. :)
Edited 1/31/2006 10:15 pm ET by ProBozo
hmmm....
good point -
maybe some kinda 'black hole' gravitational thing happenin' here....
"there's enough for everyone"
Yer both wrong. The house in in Oztralia, and everything is upside down there.
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Actually, it's in Minneapolis, MN.IIRC, it's about 40 - 50 years old.Leon
Follow up on the previous post about Lois' bathroom cabinetry.Entertainment value only, gang.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++They departed around 4 PM, with the last cabinet still sitting in my garage. The ones that are up look great.Apparently, the first notion of scraping some thickness off the end wallboard is disrecommended because then one of the doors won't open. So we have to reconsider some options. The Headhonchominion is supposed to report in again tomorrow on the subject. (He was also the one who was *supposed* to have measured the walls.) Cabinets were supposed to be done today, electricians tomorrow (today, now). +++++++++++++++++++From Lois' previous posts, the renovation job was spurred on by peeling wallpaper, tilework starting to loose adhesion and plumbing generally at the end of it's lifetime -- from her description of the house, I presume it was galvanized instead of copper.Leon
I'm going to have to remember "Headhonchominion"! LOL
Marc
Someone forgot that drywall is 1/2 inch thick. They framed the room for 4 feet wide not 4 foot 1 inch to account for teh drywall! I have seen such things happen!
Too many times I have seen the well dressed saleperson from the cabinet store come out measure before DW and forget to subtract 1".
Then the installer is the bad guy!
I had to look up minions. :-)
Beer was created so carpenters wouldn't rule the world.
Typical McMansion kitchen.
Floor is sagging & walls are tilting in due to weight of Wolf ranges & all the Sub Zero refrigeration equip.
Joe H.
It's a little known fact that pinto beans have a magnetic charge which when present in great numbers, will actually pull walls out of plumb with the attraction to the nails. It also affects the eyesight of those who imbibe such and alters the ability of a level to be read properly. In other words, her job could very well be caught up in some kind of international conspiracy to artificially produce a vortex effect which the homeowner will feel every day the rest of her sorry life, or at least until she pays someone else to do it right.
dude you need to write for letterman.
That's right! She did not say how long the cabinet was.
Tell her to call Buck he's the cabinet guy. I think she needs a new beam.
She definately needs a qualified contractor.
When I run into a "challenge" the last place I run to is H.D.
I'll be here waiting to help when this makes sense.
Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
I think the wall on the right will have to come out. The toilet must be moved to the left and the light fixtures will definitely need to be replaced. Then teh cabinets can be installed, but only after the floor has been leveled and then tiled to match the new fixtures.
Now if she intends to ever use the sink in the bathroom I will have to consider additional renovations.