I would say that kitchen is pretty antiquated, and needs the Mike touch 
Kitchen Remodel Quote Request
I might have a new project pretty soon. A long time friend of my wife (and co-worker/teacher) contacted us to see about remodeling her kitchen.
We met with her Early Friday morning to get her ideas and share ours. The house was built in 1950's and it was her parents house, and now hers. And it will be her brothers when she is gone. Honestly, it needs a lot more work than just a new kitchen, but that is not the scope of this project.
Here are a couple of pictures and a few screenshots of my project in Sketchup. It would definitely be a tear out and start from scratch. the plan is to demo the furr down and replace to upper cabinets with 42 inch ones. Might get in some drywall repair and other trim work also.
This is a small kitchen - 9'3"x12'.
She wants a utensil drawer like ours and a pull-out trash receptacle. And a cabinet to display her cookie jars and glasses...and drawers instead of cabinet doors on the bottom cabinets. The new sink and counter top is not part of the deal, just for show. The open space in the drawing is where a pantry now resides, so yeah, it's pretty cramped work area...but there is still the magic work triangle (frig, oven and sink).
I hope to meet with her again this coming week and discuss what I have drawn up, take notes and take a few more measurements.
I will post up when I find out more.
Mike
We met with her Early Friday morning to get her ideas and share ours. The house was built in 1950's and it was her parents house, and now hers. And it will be her brothers when she is gone. Honestly, it needs a lot more work than just a new kitchen, but that is not the scope of this project.
Here are a couple of pictures and a few screenshots of my project in Sketchup. It would definitely be a tear out and start from scratch. the plan is to demo the furr down and replace to upper cabinets with 42 inch ones. Might get in some drywall repair and other trim work also.
This is a small kitchen - 9'3"x12'.
She wants a utensil drawer like ours and a pull-out trash receptacle. And a cabinet to display her cookie jars and glasses...and drawers instead of cabinet doors on the bottom cabinets. The new sink and counter top is not part of the deal, just for show. The open space in the drawing is where a pantry now resides, so yeah, it's pretty cramped work area...but there is still the magic work triangle (frig, oven and sink).
I hope to meet with her again this coming week and discuss what I have drawn up, take notes and take a few more measurements.
I will post up when I find out more.
Mike
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Mike I agree with Greg that the cabinets on both sides of the sink should run all the way into the corner. I know this would be storage for items that will not be used very much like the fine china used for special occasions or those small appliances that are seldom used but are needed now and then. I do like the cabinet at the entrance and the display area that it provides, looks like the entrance to our kitchen from the dining room but we don't have the display on the backside and I think that would have been a great addition to that cabinet (something for me to think about in my spare time:nerd
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The assembly process has begun. Three of the uppers are ready for the backs. And others are ready to be assembled. Things are progressing slowly, but the lady is tickled and she's been out shopping for the new vent hood.
Yesterday, the doors and drawer fronts were delivered so things are starting to get crowded! :surprise:
Hopefully, it won't rain tomorrow so I can make a run to the lumber yard.
Yesterday, the doors and drawer fronts were delivered so things are starting to get crowded! :surprise:
Hopefully, it won't rain tomorrow so I can make a run to the lumber yard.
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Yesterday, we demoed the kitchen for the lady that we are building new cabinets for. Man-o-man, what a mess. We actually got the bigger cabinets out in one piece, but one was stuck like Chuck and it took the BIG hammer to free it.
This is a 1950's house with plenty of character.
The walls had three different thicknesses consisting of drywall (3/8" and 1/2") and some 3/4" particle board. UGH! The lady gave us the green light and said just do what ever you need to do and add it to the bill. Thank you ma'am! We tore everything out on the upper part of three walls, and demoed the fir down, then installed new 1/2 inch drywall and taped it. Looks like a whole new world. And no more dead rat in the wall! :surprise:
Note: I hired my brother-in-law (Archie) and his buddy. They were outstanding. Didn't even want to stop for lunch. I don't think so. We bought a sack full of burgers and fed 'em right!
Check out the last picture in the upload. When the drywall was removed from above the stove, we found a frayed wire with bare hot and neutral wires. After doing some measuring and 'ciphering, I determined the wire could be cut back and secured with wire nuts until the cabinet is installed. The wire will provide power to a new vent hood the homeowner has purchased. Dang, that could have burned the house down. The homeowner said the contractor that installed the ceiling did it. UGH!
Today it was just my sweetie and I. Things move at a slower pace when I am the one doing the work! :surprise::grin:
We started the day off by sleeping in! > Yesterday was a tiring day for sure. We loaded up the tools and a couple of the finished cabinets and took off.
My main goal for today was to get the two windows cased out. I am not a speed demon when it comes to drywall work, but we managed. I even got the little lady involved with the screw gun while I cut more strips for the inside of the window framing. While working on the window above the sink, I realized the house framing and the window weren't on the same plane. :surprise: I already had the DW cut and fit, and my sweetie was putting the screws to it! I had to stop her. I just couldn't stand the fact the the finished product would look bad. So we removed the Dry wall, inserted some wooden shims to make everything appear to be level, then screwed it in place. One end was at least 1/4 inch off. You can see in the pics how skewed everything was. Now the window is level and looks good.
We unloaded the two cabinets and sat them on the counter top. I hope to install them in a couple of days when I take the rest over there.
Thanks to the new drywall, things are progressing smoothly.
...and the homeowner is happy. That is the main thing.
This is a 1950's house with plenty of character.
The walls had three different thicknesses consisting of drywall (3/8" and 1/2") and some 3/4" particle board. UGH! The lady gave us the green light and said just do what ever you need to do and add it to the bill. Thank you ma'am! We tore everything out on the upper part of three walls, and demoed the fir down, then installed new 1/2 inch drywall and taped it. Looks like a whole new world. And no more dead rat in the wall! :surprise:
Note: I hired my brother-in-law (Archie) and his buddy. They were outstanding. Didn't even want to stop for lunch. I don't think so. We bought a sack full of burgers and fed 'em right!
Check out the last picture in the upload. When the drywall was removed from above the stove, we found a frayed wire with bare hot and neutral wires. After doing some measuring and 'ciphering, I determined the wire could be cut back and secured with wire nuts until the cabinet is installed. The wire will provide power to a new vent hood the homeowner has purchased. Dang, that could have burned the house down. The homeowner said the contractor that installed the ceiling did it. UGH!
Today it was just my sweetie and I. Things move at a slower pace when I am the one doing the work! :surprise::grin:
We started the day off by sleeping in! >
Yesterday was a tiring day for sure. We loaded up the tools and a couple of the finished cabinets and took off.My main goal for today was to get the two windows cased out. I am not a speed demon when it comes to drywall work, but we managed. I even got the little lady involved with the screw gun while I cut more strips for the inside of the window framing. While working on the window above the sink, I realized the house framing and the window weren't on the same plane. :surprise: I already had the DW cut and fit, and my sweetie was putting the screws to it! I had to stop her. I just couldn't stand the fact the the finished product would look bad. So we removed the Dry wall, inserted some wooden shims to make everything appear to be level, then screwed it in place. One end was at least 1/4 inch off. You can see in the pics how skewed everything was. Now the window is level and looks good.
We unloaded the two cabinets and sat them on the counter top. I hope to install them in a couple of days when I take the rest over there.
Thanks to the new drywall, things are progressing smoothly.
...and the homeowner is happy. That is the main thing.
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