chrisrosenb
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We started remodeling our kitchen over 25 years ago. We removed the old cabinets & top, gutted it down to the studs, moved wall openings, rewired, new windows, insulated, put up new drywall & floor covering.
Then we temporarily put the old cabinets & tops back until I could get new cabinets built.
Well, life happened & other more important things took priority.
In the last year my wife kept bringing up the new kitchen more often.
I decided that I was going to get the kitchen completed this past winter, I think I am safe in saying this past winter. I hope it is over now.
I decided I was not doing any more paid jobs until our kitchen was finished. I did have to break that pledge to repair some damaged by burst pipes. I did have the new kitchen useable before doing those jobs.
As bad as the winter was, it was great just walking across the driveway to go to work, instead of driving several miles to do who knows what.
I built the cabinets out of cherry lumber that came from a tree that was located about a mile from our current home. The tree was in a town park & was blown down during a storm over 34 years ago.
I was able to buy the tree & have it cut into lumber & kiln dried. The lumber was moved to & from many different locations over the 34+ years since it was cut.
The final layout of the kitchen changed from the original layout. The changes required some additional electrical work.
I did beaded face frames using the Kreg Face Frame Jig.
The counter tops are solid surface, I also fabricated those.
We also installed new flooring.
I got the dinning room end finished up just before Easter.
Then we temporarily put the old cabinets & tops back until I could get new cabinets built.
Well, life happened & other more important things took priority.
In the last year my wife kept bringing up the new kitchen more often.
I decided that I was going to get the kitchen completed this past winter, I think I am safe in saying this past winter. I hope it is over now.
I decided I was not doing any more paid jobs until our kitchen was finished. I did have to break that pledge to repair some damaged by burst pipes. I did have the new kitchen useable before doing those jobs.
As bad as the winter was, it was great just walking across the driveway to go to work, instead of driving several miles to do who knows what.
I built the cabinets out of cherry lumber that came from a tree that was located about a mile from our current home. The tree was in a town park & was blown down during a storm over 34 years ago.
I was able to buy the tree & have it cut into lumber & kiln dried. The lumber was moved to & from many different locations over the 34+ years since it was cut.
The final layout of the kitchen changed from the original layout. The changes required some additional electrical work.
I did beaded face frames using the Kreg Face Frame Jig.
The counter tops are solid surface, I also fabricated those.
We also installed new flooring.
I got the dinning room end finished up just before Easter.
