New-ish kitchen jam

dodgechargerfan said:
TV went up on the second attempt.
Samsung instructions suck and there is a noticeable lack of installation videos available.
Once you try it one way, you see the deficiencies of the approach and another approach makes sense.
It would great to be able to figure that shit out without a 50 lb TV over your head.

Biggest complaint so far: the picture is so lifelike, it looks fake. :grin:
Minor complaint: the mantle is off centre and the TV is centred on the bricks. The adjacency of the mantle makes it all look out of alignment. It’s a matter of a half inch or so, but it drives me bonkers. A new mantle might be in our future and we’ll make it full length across the bricks. I’ll build that myself I think.

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Move it around 5 times until it ends up in the exact same spot. :baimun:
 
We’ve got cabinets!

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Countertops are already templated.
Electrician is coming on Friday.

We might just be done by next week.
 
Counters are in.
Backsplash is in on the side walls. It was a very tight fit, but they did a great job.
Range hood is in.
Fridge is in place.
Range is in place.

The tile backsplash on the range wall needs to go in.
The same tile in a smaller scale is going to go on the stair risers.
Crown needs to go on top of the cabinets.
Valence for under cab lighting needs to go in. Might need to move one of the fixtures a bit.
Valence/filler panel is going over the fridge. That gap is there in case we ever get a taller fridge.
Dishwasher needs to go in.
Plaster and paint on the window casings.
Paint touch up in spots.
Shutters are scheduled to go in this week.
Faucet needs to go in.

We need to go get new pulls for the doors and drawers.
The style and colour that we have already is just not going to fit well, colour wise.

I’m sure I’m forgetting something.
It’s going to be a busy week, but we might just be ready for Friday when the kids come over for St Nicholas day.



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I'm going down this road as well. I've got all the cabinets in my basement & one of two new appliances on hand.
Permits filed & approved. I have to decide on sink & I'm waiting on flooring and a dishwasher to arrive before we get started.
 
Lerxst said:
I'm going down this road as well. I've got all the cabinets in my basement & one of two new appliances on hand.
Permits filed & approved. I have to decide on sink & I'm waiting on flooring and a dishwasher to arrive before we get started.
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Glad the end is in sight. this feels like it's gone on forever. What have you been doing for meals / cooking while it's all been going on?
 
jbj said:
Glad the end is in sight. this feels like it's gone on forever. What have you been doing for meals / cooking while it's all been going on?
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We have a bar down in the rec room with a sink and fridge. We brought the microwave and toaster oven down there.
So, a few meals made there and lots of delivery.

We’re pretty well done now. There are just a few things on the punch list for the cabinet maker.
We’ve got a fully functional kitchen now.
I have to get some decent pictures though.
 
Here’s some preliminary pics.. not glamour shots by any stretch.

Backsplash/feature wall.
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Loading shtuff back into the room, figuring out how the dishwasher works.
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The steps up from the TV room. Same tile as the backsplash, but a smaller scale.
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New coffee maker and microwave.
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New fridge.
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The fridge, stove, dishwasher and coffee maker are all on WiFi.
I’ve locked them down on their own network.
 
I just read through all of this. I’m sorry for your nightmare. It’s no wonder a high number of contractors get a bad reputation.
 
We’re still waiting on a couple,of items from the cabinet maker, but we put him off last week because we were still recovering from COVID.

We are fully functional though. Mrs DCF is slowly loading stuff back in to the kitchen, deliberately avoiding just hauling everything back in and finding a spot for it. Instead, she’s getting what we need from the basement when we need it and then finding a spot for it.

So, today’s lunch is gourmet. I added lettuce and spicy potato chips for crunch since I can’t really taste most foods yet.
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That looks great. I'm glad it's worked out after all of the hassle. We're still moving stuff back into ours so everything has a place and there's a place for everything.
 
bsman said:
Looks lovely, albeit a bit crowded for two cooking at the same time.
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I carve the turkey two or three times a year.
That’s about the only time we have more than one person in there cooking,

It’s pretty much the same footprint that we’ve always had, and it’s been okay.
We do have more counter space than before as we extended the cabinets and counter past the dishwasher.
 
And the hits just keep on comin’

The roof leaked and the water came through the pot light opening in the ceiling.

Roof guy just left after clearing the snow and rigging up something around the roof vent for the stove exhaust.

Best guess, when the new duct for the exhaust vent went in, things were not properly insulated.
So, we’ve got an ice dam all the way up the roof right above the vent.

All the darkness on the drywall and paint is moisture.
It’s still dripping a bit.
 

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