New kitchen jam version 4.0

Lerxst

Lerxst

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Currently remodeling a kitchen in a house built in the 1950s.
The cabinets are super basic, wonky doors, and look like they maybe made in a home woodshop. No backs, no face frames.
More recent sheet vinyl flooring
No vent or fan over the range
No dishwasher...this has been a big PITA

Went through looking at cabinet options up and down the price range and wound up settling on Ikea cabinets due to time considerations and, TBH, the lower range box store stuff wasn't all that impressive for the upcharge. Other local options were so far out on timelines or price. It's also current impossible to line up contractors for smaller renno jobs due to how busy everyone is. I've done this work in the past and don't mind doing it again.

All the materials and appliances that needed to be ordered have been obtained so it's time to get rolling.....

Demo underway and the cabinets are coming out easier than expected.
Unfortunately there's old flooring under the sheet vinyl so now I'm waiting on abestos testing results to see what the next step is. Oregon allows homeowners to perform abatement if the materials in question are non-friable and all regs are followed w/ approprate forms filed. I'll need the test results to dispose of the old flooring either way. (I'm somewhat surprised to find the old flooring becuase the prior owners were festidious with environmental mitigation work done on the house & quality of the contractors they brought in)

So, since I am on hold 'till monday with the test results, I've paused with demo leaving only the base cabinet section w/ the sink in-place. Range and fridge still in place so we can continue to use the kitchen for now.
 
Best of luck.

IKEA can be an amazing solution.
The trick is if everything fits. If you’ve got a relatively blank canvas and are not locked in by things like window location and such, you can have an amazing kitchen.
My friend, a pro renovation guy, did his kitchen with IKEA before selling the house and moving out west. It is gorgeous.
 
dodgechargerfan said:
Best of luck.

IKEA can be an amazing solution.
The trick is if everything fits. If you’ve got a relatively blank canvas and are not locked in by things like window location and such, you can have an amazing kitchen.
My friend, a pro renovation guy, did his kitchen with IKEA before selling the house and moving out west. It is gorgeous.
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Inconvenient window locations and I'm not relocating either plumbing or gas. There's some challenges including a corner sink cabinet.
 
We did a kitchen with Ikea cabinets and it was great. I’ve seen friends do it well, too. Ikea cabinets are better than what you’ll get unless you spend top dollar for solid wood cabinets with custom made doors.
 
Lerxst said:
I'm just going to lose some of that cabinet space....though we really don't use that space now, as it is, since it's really awkward.
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Yep. Even with the custom cabinets, we gave up the corner to the left of the stove in favour of drawers.
Even losing that space, we ended up with more usable storage with the taller uppers and the big drawers actually hold more pots and pans.

I wanted to put a skeleton in there before the countertops went in.

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Oh my other challenge that I'm going to need to make a decision on is the soffit that ran the length of the wall cabinets. Not sure if it's going to stay or get removed. I'm going to do some on the wall lay out and see what I think.
 
We ended up tearing it all out and going with uppers right to the ceiling. 42” I think.
It looks much better without the bulkhead, but ours also went across the room to box in the “California” ceiling with the light panels.
Having that gone makes a huge difference.

The taller cabinets are a challenge for Mrs DCF, but that means she has to keep me around. :P
 
Everything but the flooring has been demo'd.
Found the sink cold supply had a slightly loose PEX clamp and it started dripping the moment I've move it a little bit. Shut off the main & had to run out and get a crimp tool to fix that.

Tomorrow I'll start patching the walls and continue removing the remaining thin set from the old backsplash.
 
In my experience (two kitchen remodels and knowing a few contractors), every contractor installs IKEA cabinets ONCE. They're apparently a huge pain in the ass. Although the ones I had installed have held up pretty well.
 
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