Kitchen Remodel - Finished enough for pictures

Jim DeLaney · Mar 27, 2011

Steve Southwood said:
Rennie, just crib a 2x4 between studs and mount them that way.

Yup! That's how it's done.

Steve Southwood · Mar 27, 2011

Jim DeLaney said:
Yup! That's how it's done.

hey I pay attention in class :thumb:

Brent Dowell · Mar 27, 2011

Sweet!!! Looking great Rennie...

I have to say, having seen the location gives me an appreciation for exactly what is going on there! :thumb:

glenn bradley · Mar 27, 2011

I love the smell of 'demo' in the morning; smells like victory.

Tom Niemi · Mar 27, 2011

Brent Dowell said:
Sweet!!! Looking great Rennie...

I have to say, having seen the location gives me an appreciation for exactly what is going on there!

Yep me to

Dang you went right down to the studs

thats more than I did by FAR. Now you have a nice clean canvas Rennie, have fun and create what makes Jan happy.................OH you too

Darren Wright · Mar 27, 2011

Steve Southwood said:
Rennie, just crib a 2x4 between studs and mount them that way.

Yup...

Bill Lantry · Mar 27, 2011

Rennie,

You did good! Ripping it all out and starting over is the best way to do it. As I learned to my pain! :rofl:

Talk about a blast from the past! Remember this? http://www.familywoodworking.org/forums/showpost.php?p=137439&postcount=98

and this? http://www.familywoodworking.org/forums/showpost.php?p=136244&postcount=96

Geez. Here's hoping your's is finished before mine is!

Thanks,

Bill

Rennie Heuer · Mar 27, 2011

Bill Lantry said:
Geez. Here's hoping your's is finished before mine is!

Um. your posts are from 2 years ago!

Still not finished? :doh:

Alan Bienlein · Mar 28, 2011

Rennie from my experience in doing kitchen remodels when the client requests outlets to be horizontal we only rough in the wiring and let it hang out of the sheet rock till the cabinets and counter tops are installed. That way you insure that they are all the same height and will work with the tile layout. Nothing looks worse and stands out like a sore thumb than one outlet a 1/4" off compared to the rest.

Steve Southwood · Mar 28, 2011

Good idea Alan, could use remodel boxes once everything is set to go. That would assure alignment.

Rennie Heuer · Mar 31, 2011

Who knew?

I guess that knowing how poorly the rest of this house is constructed I would never have guessed that the soffits in the kitchen would have been built to withstand the second coming.

I expected normal framing, 2x4, maybe even 2x2. Nope. That is a solid 2x8!

In fact, it is a box made from 2x8's. That is going to be a bear to get down. Especially with the 8" of blown in insulation inside of it.

On the bright side, I finished all of the wiring except the new circuit for the microwave. Might still get to that today, but most likely tomorrow morning when the attic is cooler.

I still have blocking to put in for the lower cabinets and the microwave - I hate having to locate studs behind a cabinet.

If all goes well I should be closing up the walls on Sunday! :wave:

Brent Dowell · Mar 31, 2011

Wow! Now thats what I call a Soffit! :rofl:

Darren Wright · Mar 31, 2011

Wowzzer! That's the momma of all soffits!

Looks like it's toe-nailed to the ceiling joists. Might be able to use the sawzall and make quick work of taking it down by just cutting the nails. :dunno:

Steve Southwood · Mar 31, 2011

Cheaper on labor to do it that way Rennie. That's what I was always told anyways. Rest of it is looking good,.

Rennie Heuer · Mar 31, 2011

Steve Southwood said:
Cheaper on labor to do it that way Rennie. That's what I was always told anyways. Rest of it is looking good,.

They did not invest too much in labor when they built this place, so you are most likely correct.

Brent Dowell said:
Wow! Now thats what I call a Soffit!

Darren Wright said:
Wowzzer! That's the momma of all soffits!

Looks like it's toe-nailed to the ceiling joists. Might be able to use the sawzall and make quick work of taking it down by just cutting the nails.

Yep, it's a winner. Just looking at it a gain I can see that the front board is toe nailed into the trusses. I think the saws-all will be getting a workout soon.

Bob Gibson · Mar 31, 2011

Wow that sure is a beefy soffit. I can see that it would be less expensive to build it that way vs. framing it and using plywood or drywall.

You are really moving along :thumb:

Stephen Bellinger · Mar 31, 2011

Rennie i've built them that way a number of times. The reason i did them like that, was that's the last thing to be framed and i had the lumber on hand. If i had to buy more lumber to do them i will use 2x4.

Rennie Heuer · Mar 31, 2011

Well, for all their girth, they were no match for 20 min of sweat and a wonderbar.

Tomorrow I'll pull that last line and close up the ceiling. Maybe even do some work on the walls.

QUESTION FOR THE GROUP - I'll be pullig up the old subfloor - 1/2" partical board - next week. I will have to replace it with 1/2" material. I'll use screws and adhesive, but what is the best material to put down? OSB or plywood? :huh:

Chuck Thoits · Mar 31, 2011

What are you putting on it for a finish floor?

Rennie Heuer · Mar 31, 2011

Chuck Thoits said:
What are you putting on it for a finish floor?

1/2" thick laminate.

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