sons kitchen updates

[Darren Wright]

Man Allen, those are looking good, quite a difference.

[Bill Satko]

I agree, your upgrade looks great.

[larry merlau]

well done allen,, i got a kitchen for you to do when yu get this one done

[allen levine]

Im reluctant to let my sone move the heating lines out so we could put in cabs on the other two blank walls.
hes never capped off pipes, and besides, we need to secure a water line for the fridge icemaker, so I might have to get a plumber in here to do the work. If I can get the dishwasher space sorted, I can finish the lower cabs under the sink and get moving on with the empty two walls.

[Bob Gibson]

Pretty impressive work Allen

[Jeb Taylor]

That kitchen is looking great Allen.

[allen levine]

it was a job to remove the counter, didnt realize just how heavy the thing was, had to be careful not to destroy the sink and plumbing,(were not keeping the sink, but until we get a new counter and sink, it could be a while, have to keep the kitchen in functioning order) and not scratch the cabinet I already installed(we had to move them to get the sink cabinet out)
It couldnt be saved, so instead of knocking myself out trying to cut down the cabinet, Im just going to rebuild a couple of cabinets to finish off that section.

[glenn bradley]

Coming along nicely. Almost makes it look easy doesn't he folks .

[allen levine]

I hired a contractor today, he will install a new kitchen window, install the all house attic fan and hook up the new dishwasher. Hes part of a crew Ive been using in my home for the past 20 years.
I happenned to be speaking with a member of his crew today, and he mentioned suprisingly, they are a bit slower than usual for the summer, so I approached him with all the little odds and ends Id rather have a pro do.

as far as the refacing goes, I just finished off and sanded the base cabinets faces.
There is very little base cabinets on this wall, since we are putting in a dishwashwer.

comparing the two pictures, the double doors on the right are gone(dishwasher space), and on the left cab, there are no more 3 drawers, just one top one for cutlery, and then a cabinet door.

I will make a few more drawers on the other walls when I get to them.

I had to rip out that old sink cabinet, and it took me all of one day to rebuild him another base cabinet.
Im sorry I just didnt rip out all the old cabs and make new ones.
I like my 3/4 inch new ply walls better than the old 1/2 inch ply that are there, but its a moot point now.
Brain freeze, what was I thinking. I had to remake the cabinet over the stove for the microwave, and I made the big pantry cabinet, so that only left 5 small cabinets to complete those 2 walls. stupid. It would have been a small cost, and I could have made the new cabs in a few days. Stupid. Guess this is how one learns.

I keep having to call it quits early each day, so progress is very slow. My back just refuses to cooperate, and the more I stress it, the more I pay the next day. I think Im taking the next few days off, hoping to let the disk settle down a bit.

look at those base cabinets. doesnt matter what I make for him, anything looks better than those.

[Alan Bienlein]

Looks great Allen! Did you make an end panel for the right side of the dish washer? We typically make them 3" wide by the depth of the cabinet.

Looks like you can add making kitchen cabinets to your resume now!