Davids Kitchen Update 7, installation (w/pics)

Nice work!

Did you brad nail the cat to the window frame?

Mike Brown

On Jun 4, 1:09 am, "David F. Eisan"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> It has been quite a while since I have posted an update with my Kitchen.
>
> Here is what the original kitchen looked like,
>
> www.federatedtool.com/david/img/start.jpg
>
> Slab doors with t-mould edging, no backs on the cabinets and sagging from
> the ceiling in the middles. Countertop had rotted underneath faucet and
> water leaked into the cabinet below, rotting it out too.
>
> Did I mention that this was a modest starter house? :)
>
> Next, rip things apart,
>
> www.federatedtool.com/david/img/demo1.jpg
>
> www.federatedtool.com/david/img/demo2.jpg
>
> www.federatedtool.com/david/img/demo3.jpg
>
> We have forced air, but two years ago when the furnace gave out, we had to
> fire up the original electric heat for a few days. The heater in the kitchen
> didn't work, but I never looked into why. Turns out the reason was, it was
> disconnected. It was screwed to the wall, but the wires were not connected.
> Wanna guess if there was a live 220 wire behind the wall? Ayup, there was.
> Mike Holmes would have torn the house down :).
>
> You can see the large pile of very bad pine wainscoting on the floor that
> was installed over the wall paper.
>
> I tore up the linoleum along with two layers of sticky back tile and the
> 1/4" underlayment.
>
> Who would have thought a cabinet could get hung up on a single nail in a
> piece of quarter round?
>
> www.federatedtool.com/david/img/tile2.jpg
>
> After laying another 1/2" of ply over the original 1/2" subfloor, I started
> to tile.
>
> I don't mind tiling, but it turns out I suck at grouting. Good thing
> Katarina had done this before and saved the day, fixing up my mess.
>
> www.federatedtool.com/david/img/grout1.jpg
>
> I was reusing the sink and faucet, so I used the old countertop as a
> template for the new countertop sink cutout.
>
> www.federatedtool.com/david/img/counter1.jpg
>
> To install the uppers, I shot a line around the room and temporarily screwed
> a 2x4 to the wall as I fastened each cabinet. The yet to be installed
> backsplash will cover any holes.
>
> For the lowers I jointed two faces of a 2x4 and permanently screwed it to
> the studs on a level line to support the backs of the cabinets. The fronts
> are on adjustable legs.
>
> www.federatedtool.com/david/img/install1.jpg
>
> I still need to replace this light fixture,
>
> www.federatedtool.com/david/img/kittyinwindow.jpg
>
> Here is how things stand right now,
>
> www.federatedtool.com/david/img/install2.jpg
>
> I need to tile the backsplash, retrim the window, replace the light fixture,
> a small amount of trim, a little painting and voila, all done.
>
> Thanks for looking,
>
> David.
>
> Every Neighbourhood has one, in Mine I'm Him

[email protected] wrote:

> Nice work!
>
> Did you brad nail the cat to the window frame?
>
> Mike Brown
>

We used to have a cat that would do that when she wanted back into the
house. Spent a lot of time replacing screens before we moved.

Mark & Juanita wrote:
| [email protected] wrote:
|
|| Nice work!
||
|| Did you brad nail the cat to the window frame?
|
| We used to have a cat that would do that when she wanted back
| into the house. Spent a lot of time replacing screens before we
| moved.

Used to have a cat that did the same thing - until the fall day when I
took down the screens and put up the storm windows. I'd gone back into
the house and was enjoying a cup of hot coffee when she jumped up to
be let in.

The cat suffered extreme loss of queenly dignity. <g>

I spent the next five minutes mopping coffee off the counter, the
window, the cabinets,...

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

"Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote in
>
> Used to have a cat that did the same thing - until the fall day when I
> took down the screens and put up the storm windows. I'd gone back into
> the house and was enjoying a cup of hot coffee when she jumped up to
> be let in.
>
> The cat suffered extreme loss of queenly dignity. <g>
>

I had a cat who used to leap onto the screen door every time she wanted in.
We used to throw water on her to discourage her. But it didn't work. So I
installed a sheet of lexan across the bottom of the screen. We referred to
it as the "Cat Shield".

That cat would launch herself onto this smooth surface at least once a week.
She would bounce off and land in a heap of pissed off cat fury. She never
got over the fact that I took her screen door perch away from her. She
always considered me to be a poor cat servant anyway.