Kitchen Remodel - pray for me!

[FlyingScot]

I had to go outside and through my basement level garage so I could climb a ladder from the basement to my wall-mounted microwave on the first floor for 2 months until we finally had a floor.

[ny biker]

I had to go outside and through my basement level garage so I could climb a ladder from the basement to my wall-mounted microwave on the first floor for 2 months until we finally had a floor.

I think you win.

[ny biker]

I took a bazillion photos to show the work that was done every day. Of course I haven't uploaded them all yet. I'll try to work on that soon.

But I will say, for all the hassle, it was so worth it.

[malkin]

I'm buried in it now.

One tiny scratch in the surface dreck revealed a complete disaster, complete with burned and rotten flooring and mysterious/hazardous wiring. Not sure when we're going to even move in, let alone have a finished kitchen. At least we still can watch the TdF at the old place.



I wonder: does remodeling have its own patron saint or do we go straight to St. Jude?

[Dogmama]

I wonder: does remodeling have its own patron saint or do we go straight to St. Jude?

I'm thinking straight to the Virgin Mary. She's a woman - she'll understand.

[Dogmama]

Eleven cabinets, one corner turntable thingie (love it!!), a bunch of drawers, a cabinet that has sliding shelves - in 1.5 days!!! That's demo of the old stuff including countertops & installation of cabinets!! Now - where to put everything??

Waiting for final measuring of countertops so they can install corian. No water because corian will include the sink. Then installation of new stove & microwave and repair of tile. So, still doing dishes in bathroom sink & no microwave but at least the stove is hooked up & we put old shelving over the new cabinets to make a temporary counter.

I used a local company known for its upscale work. Heard too many horror stories about Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. I wanted to be able to grab the owner by the throat if necessary. These people aren't cheap and I had to wait 1 month for the cabinets to be made, but so far, so good.

[Crankin]

We did a major kitchen remodel after moving into this house and it went exactly as planned. They said 6 wks. and it took 5. We set up a microwave and burner on the table (we have a separate eating area) and put the fridge in the dining room. Bought lots of paper plates and prepared foods from the grocery store. I did have to wash things in the bathtub, upstairs, but right when we got sick of it, it was over. I am a super neat freak, too, but there was not much you could do about the dust. Our family room and bedroom are on a different level, so that helped. Not all construction is a nightmare. The same people did a gut job and remodel of our master bath and there was only one glitch, not their fault when the guy who they hired to do some work on the hard wood floor didn't come when he was supposed to. However, DH was able to be at home for most of the work and he really knows about this stuff. Me, I looked at the plans and said fine to something in the bathroom, and I ended up not liking it. I don't have the patience to deal with the details or planning of this stuff. I like nice things, but I know nothing about house stuff, to the point that after 31 years, this is the first time I participated in any buying, remodeling decisions, except for furniture. I mean, i made the decision about which house to buy for all of the moves, but not the carpets, floor, window treatments, landscaping. I find this stuff to be boring; maybe I didn't get the female gene here?