Off the wall question...6301
Forum Crier | OGJackster private msg quote post Address this user | |
Have any of you done a kitchen remodel in your home? If so, what part of the kitchen was your most favorite thing that was added? | ||
Post 1 IP flag post |
Collector | tim private msg quote post Address this user | |
Trash Compactor | ||
Post 2 IP flag post |
Collector | Thearrow private msg quote post Address this user | |
Granite countertops and the touch faucet. | ||
Post 3 IP flag post |
COLLECTOR | conditionfreak private msg quote post Address this user | |
Putting a microwave oven, mounted on the wall above our stove and under cabinets. Used to have one just on the counter top. But we also did bamboo flooring all through the house, including the kitchen. Looks nice but you can not let water set on it. | ||
Post 4 IP flag post |
Collector | doog private msg quote post Address this user | |
Picking out the granite, there are so many slabs, and adding an island as our kitchen is very small. |
||
Post 5 IP flag post |
Collector | doog private msg quote post Address this user | |
This doesnโt happen until later. |
||
Post 6 IP flag post |
Captain Corrector | CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user | |
@conditionfreak Quote:Originally Posted by conditionfreak Did the same thing. Installed an over the range microwave. More counter space . |
||
Post 7 IP flag post |
Forum Crier | OGJackster private msg quote post Address this user | |
Currently... |
||
Post 8 IP flag post |
Forum Crier | OGJackster private msg quote post Address this user | |
CAD drawings... |
||
Post 9 IP flag post |
If I could, I would. I swear. | DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
Those look great if your kitchen is going to double as an operating room. | ||
Post 12 IP flag post |
Collector | Dalkiel private msg quote post Address this user | |
Or a video game kitchen. | ||
Post 13 IP flag post |
Collector | BabaLament private msg quote post Address this user | |
@OGJackster Looks good sir. My remodel starts June 1st. As far as kitchen work goes, I'm coloring up from a 30" to a commercial 48" six-top w/ convection oven & standard warming oven. Replacing the dual-basin top-mount sink w/ a commercial (deep/wide enough for large stock pots) stainless sink. Adding an island w/ a small wine/cigar fridge underneath, and reconfiguring the storage cabinets so I can fit in a wet bar. Already removed the top half of the wall between the kitchen & living room for a counter-height seating area; I don't allow food outside of the kitchen, so this is a way to allow people access to snacks/food while still being part of the group when watching movies/football. Other work is pretty standard stuff; new flooring, and a complete bathroom remodel (Google "Broadmoor Shower"; the only difference is that I'm not doing the tile mosaic). Good luck, godspeed, and triple-check everything the contractors say is done yourself before you sign any checks! |
||
Post 14 IP flag post |
Collector | Drogio private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by conditionfreak We but in a microwave pull out drawer below out counter. Nice to not even see it. Pretty easy to clean too. I'll have to find the YouTube video the contractor made when it was finished. We also knocked down walls and opens up our floor plan as it was like a dead end hallway when we bought the house. |
||
Post 15 IP flag post |
Why just the women? I like bears. | Gaard private msg quote post Address this user | |
I have a micro over the stove and hate it. No room for a hood. I'm constantly cleaning it (& the cupboards) because of all the grime rising up from the stove. But, if I had to choose between a hood and a micro, I'd choose the micro. |
||
Post 16 IP flag post |
COLLECTOR | shrewbeer private msg quote post Address this user | |
I do about 60-70 full kitchen remodels per year. Won lots of CotY awards. Kitchens can be fun, but they are getting expensive. Only ten years ago a 100k kitchen was like a godsend. Now doing one for under 100 seems like a chore. The kitchen division is doing very well these days. Favorite feature(s)? Spring for the โ3 inch square mitered edgeโ in granite (or quartz if youโre going that route), and the biggest crown you can get. It is well worth the extra few bucks and your kitchen will look like a hundred grand Excuse the mess. Itโs 5am on a thursday morning and the house is trashed. Hereโs mine. Small but effective (no pun!) |
||
Post 17 IP flag post |
COLLECTOR | shrewbeer private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by OGJackster Comic book related: see that clear glass under counter fridge there? I use one of those as a humidity chamber for pressing comics |
||
Post 18 IP flag post |
Collector | kclaw97 private msg quote post Address this user | |
We did our remodel about 10 years ago--took 9mos to finish. our home is 100 years old so not a lot of level places. took it down to studs/brick/dirt (horsehair and lathe behind plaster walls). Probably looking at an update in next year or so. Best part was adding heated floors...nothing better on a cold morning and warm tile. | ||
Post 19 IP flag post |
Collector | doog private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by BabaLament You must at least allow food in the shower since thatโs where the partyโs gonna be! |
||
Post 20 IP flag post |
Forum Crier | OGJackster private msg quote post Address this user | |
Gents, those are some nice looking remodels! It's really frustrating not being able to help. I love doing this kind of stuff. Just had rotator cuff surgery a week ago so I have to just sit and watch. |
||
Post 21 IP flag post |
Collector | BabaLament private msg quote post Address this user | |
@shrewbeer $100k? Damn. I purchased the range/oven, wine fridge, & deep basin sink used from a restaurant supply; saved a ton of money compared to the equivalent new Viking/Wolf. Instead of upper cabinets I'm doing iron pipe w/ hardwood long-boards for shelving; another way to save a bunch of money, and it makes it look like there is a lot more space in the kitchen. | ||
Post 22 IP flag post |
Collector | DocBrown private msg quote post Address this user | |
I want a fridge made out of aluminum foil too.. | ||
Post 23 IP flag post |
Collector | Jeremy_K private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by BabaLamentYou can buy 2 decent houses in Metro Detroit for that. |
||
Post 24 IP flag post |
Collector | Jeremy_K private msg quote post Address this user | |
Your plans look very nice. I'd put a cabinet door in front of your wine spot above the fridge (If I see it things get drunk). Maybe a fancy one so you know there is special stuff behind it. | ||
Post 25 IP flag post |
COLLECTOR | JLS_Comics private msg quote post Address this user | |
Looks nice! Have you thought about a prep sink under the window? What about an undermount sink instead of a farmhouse sink on the island (it might pair better with the rich woods)? Just a couple things to consider | ||
Post 26 IP flag post |
Collector | CopperAgeKids private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by shrewbeer Nice set up...definitely more visually appealing than the mess I have going on in my spare/office room. I'd be concerned about condensation forming on the racks and dropping beadlets on the books below. Alhough I would guess you have a towel rigged up to the bottom of the racks. Nothing holds a candle to my 2+ foot long plastic tupperware , with a 1.5" thick piece of sanded wood, resting on 2 pavers in 1 3/4" of hot water....lid clamped with a large towel right under the lid. ...not pretty, but it's solid gold in terms of effectiveness. |
||
Post 27 IP flag post |
Forum Crier | OGJackster private msg quote post Address this user | |
I'll be sure to post progression pics | ||
Post 28 IP flag post |
Collector | CopperAgeKids private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by kclaw97 You did the work yourself? That's what I like to hear. |
||
Post 29 IP flag post |
Collector | CopperAgeKids private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Jeremy_K A house in my town, middle class suburb in south Jersey, is around 500-750, ballpark average. Suffice to say, SB has to be working on homes that are worth at least a million, as is. |
||
Post 30 IP flag post |
This topic is archived. Start new topic?