A Brand New Kitchen.....almost done

[i386]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

Interesting... I have not seen this sponge technique before. I'm in quite a few construction sites for commercial buildings and never noticed this. Mostly I see them hit the joints with a "pole sander" and sandpaper that looks more like metal screen than sandpaper.

So if I wanted to use the sponge, would I be correct to assume you need to get the joints as flat as possible with your joint knife since the sponge isn't going to knock down the material like sanding would?

 

[crunch]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

Got it, but you'd do that anyway... and even dry, a DAMP spounge will knock it down just about as fast as LITE sandpaper.... say 180 grit.

 

[crunch]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

The nice thing about the spounge is that it "drifts" the high spots into the low spots, and doesn't tear up the paper.

 

[i386]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

Cool. A wet sponge is cheaper too. I've got a basement to finish one of these days. I will try that.


Looking good Pony. Can't wait to see some more pics. What's the story with the giant bowl of meat?

 

[crunch]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

I do a lot of remodeling and have a bit of a rep for "accent walls"

These are walls that are rock with no texture, sponge painted to look like Marble, and you can't sand them as you can see where the sand paper roughs up the paper on the rock.

Besides, I hate sanding wearing a dust mask. 8)

 

[aspeck]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

CBC, I hate the mask too. New construction where dust isn't a big thing, go ahead and sand. But in a remodel, would never ever sand - sponging is the only way to go!

 

[Pony]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 11-21)

The big bowl of meat was the begining of a two day sausage making affair in which that meat was combined with venison to make brats, itlalians, polish, and breakfast sausage.......

Haven't done an update in awhile, but here goes......

We finished the rock and got all of the mudding done. We dry sanded. We weren't worried about the paper, and we really didnt want to expiriement with something we hadnt done before on such a large area. We seperated the room from the rest of the house with plastic, and it turned out to really be not as dusty as we thought it would.

The pictures arent as detailed as I want them to be, but there is a knockdown finish on the walls and cieling which has been painted a light steel blue color.

Today we removed the sub floor and put a new one in. Now we just have to rip up the carpet in the dining room and wait for the cabinets to come in so we can lay down the new floor.

I ran cable behind the drywall before we rerocked so we could add a tv. I spend most of the morning cutting and running all of the coax in the basement. I redid all the coax in the house today with better HDTV certified stuff. Spent some time in the crawl space and some in the attic. All in all a good day.

Bonus Points if you can tell what we were watching while we were putting the subfloor in8)

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[Reel Poor]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 12-3; paint and floor))

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 12-3; paint and floor))

Hey man........Thats lookin great.

Was it the awards?

 

[roscoe]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 12-3; paint and floor))

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 12-3; paint and floor))

pumpkins

 

[Pony]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 12-3; paint and floor))

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 12-3; paint and floor))

Its a live DVD of a very very good group performing in London.......

 

[RubberFrog]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 12-3; paint and floor))

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 12-3; paint and floor))

Its a live DVD of a very very good group performing in London.......

Captain and Tennile?

 

[Pony]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 12-3; paint and floor))

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update 12-3; paint and floor))

Nope, it was Pink Floyd.


The goal is to have an unvieling on New Years Eve.
1) Windows arrive Wednsday
2) Cabinets arrive on Thursday
3) Flooring early next week.

I Just got back from Menards, since nothing fits in my dad's jeep. Picked up a new basement door and a new bathroom door. The back door comes right after the floor.

 

[BoatBuoy]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update New Pics 12/3)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update New Pics 12/3)

As everybody here says, go with Linux rather than Windows.

 

[LadyFish]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update New Pics 12/3)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update New Pics 12/3)

Pony, its looking real good. I can't wait to see the finished kitchen! d

 

[Ron G]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update New Pics 12/3)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update New Pics 12/3)

Youre doing a great job!if want to do some more i'll have 4 kitchens this coming spring neeeding re-donedthats not including my own.good job !!!

 

[Pony]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update New Pics 12/3)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(update New Pics 12/3)

Thanks all. Its been a lot of fun for me so far.

We have been playing a little bit of a waiting game. The cabinets finally came in so we have been setting those up. There are quite a few of them.

The last picture is a liitle dark. I have been put in charge of the audio/video portion of the kitchen. i have shown the TV and the swivel mount, but I have now added a reciever and some in cieling speakers. I have spent a considerable amount of time the last two days up in the attic fishing speaker wire through the wall. The best part is I chose a wall that is in a "bump out" so I had to take a 3ft bit and drill through the header to fish the wire. I also added a switch, so that music can be played in the Dining room, the kitchen, or both. Two speakers in each room. Right now the reciever is resting on a stool, but I am building an oak cabinet for that corner of the kitchen. The wire covers will be painted to match the walls.

We also mounted the over the range microwave today. The others we have to wait on until we start laying floor................wich we also picked up today8)

 

[Pony]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(12/11 new cabinets and speakers)

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....(12/11 new cabinets and speakers)

Well we hit a pretty big snag......we have slowed a bit.

The blueprints to the house are off by 6", so the cabinets we have layed out the way they are supposed to woul be covering a window. We had to take an upper cabinet and add a base to it, and make a new longer arch for above the window. We have yet to start the floor as we need to get some plastic for a vapor barrier in the bathroom portion. We did get some 1/4" luan to put in the dining room to get that subfloor to be level with the kitchens new one.

In the mean time we put in our new windows. The old ones were VERY thin and rattled in their mullions when the train goes by (there are tracks very close to the house). These are very well insullated and have the blinds inside of them.

 

[Reel Poor]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....UHG!! we hit a snag

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....UHG!! we hit a snag

Well that sux. Never seems to fail. :%

 

[LadyFish]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....UHG!! we hit a snag

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....UHG!! we hit a snag

Wow, so much hard work, its looking great.8)

 

[Ron G]

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....UHG!! we hit a snag

Re: A Brand New Kitchen.....UHG!! we hit a snag

Theres always those little snags but your on the down hill now.it looks great.nice job changing out the window also,going to save you some on your heating and cooling too.