Dave Reinhold said:
Looks great... Do you install a lot of white kitchens? Almost every kitchen I install is white, I hate them you see every little imperfection. I really like the island brackets, did you have to cut them or did the come pre cut? Also I do not miss installing the outlets under the cabinets with the skins. One of the builders I did work for made me do that on all their kitchens. He also wanted at least one puck light centered under each cabinet door. I spent so much time cutting everything out then waiting for the electrician to wire it all. The worst part was trying to stuff everything in the void under the cabinets.
I have a delivery coming tomorrow, I'm not on the beach but the bay is 15' from the back door. On these nice days I wish I wasn't working.
Dave
Thanks Dave. Yes, I do a lot of white kitchens, At least four of the last five this year have been white. As a matter of fact, I've had to order a couple of back up Mohawk wax sticks because I'm burning through them so fast.
I agree with you about them, they show everything. Much more labor intensive to install than a stained kitchen.
As far as the angle brackets, I had to cut them and it was sketchy. I should have taken pictures, but what I did was build a small jig (similar to a crown molding jig), cut one side, flip it, then continue/finish the cut. I'm actually surprised at how well it came out. They are screwed in at the bottom with 6 screws and large washers, and the tops are epoxied in. Really quite strong.
The undercabinet skins are a bear, and I bill an hourly rate for things like that, and I'm not shy...oddly enough, the kitchen designer I work with has stopped putting these into his designs. They look cool, but all the blocking to make them removable, the different size lights...serious pain in the a--.
Take pics of the latest kitchen, I like seeing other peoples installs.
Jon
Tim, did you end up using the pool? [cool]
