Popular Post Chet Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 I just completed a kitchen renovation. It took 51 days and mostly with out surprises but there were a couple of things that added to the adventure. One was some water damage around the sink and dishwasher but I was expecting this as we had some dishwasher problems about three years ago and this required some subfloor replacement. The other was when the counter tops were installed I had to move the plumbing around under the sink to line up with the new drain locations and the way the new garbage disposal installed. This was no big deal, I just don't like plumbing. Just because I am at the age where I just don't want to work on my hands and knees any more I hired a neighbor thats a floor installer to do the floor. This served two purposes, I didn't want to do it and he hasn't had much work during the pandemic. The guy did top notch work, even the edges against the wall that were going to be covered by base board were straight as an arrow. The other thing that we farmed out was the counter tops, just not an amateur type project for the product that we selected. Everything else we did ourselves. We went with painted cabinets, because the cabinets were still in good shape from when I built then 23 years ago. But the did need prettying up and I didn't want to do a bunch of stripping scraping and sanding. I did make all new doors and drawer fronts, I went with Shaker Style with Blum hinges. We have a peninsula and when I built them I wasn't smart enough at the time to have access on both sides so this time around I opened up the back side to get better use of the space and made and installed sliding doors, hinged doors wouldn't work because of they're location. These first four pictures, with me standing in the same location to take them are before and after. BEFORE looking at the left side. AFTER BEFORE looking at the right side. AFTER And a couple of pictures of the new opening on the peninsula. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Excellent work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Nice work Chet looks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Looks like a totally new kitchen. I like how you rounded the counter top on the peninsula. Great job bud! What is the flooring? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 33 minutes ago, Coop said: Looks like a totally new kitchen. I like how you rounded the counter top on the peninsula. Great job bud! What is the flooring? Its luxury vinyl planking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Sounds like it will be easy on the feet. Are y’alls houses built on concrete slabs? You mentioned replacing some sub-flooring so I guess not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 That was worth the effort! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 53 minutes ago, Coop said: Sounds like it will be easy on the feet. Are y’alls houses built on concrete slabs? You mentioned replacing some sub-flooring so I guess not? It is supposed to be real easy on the feet. I have one room on a slab, we have a step down family room that is on a slab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Dang that's a lot of work right there, great job!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Looks great, Chet! Any tips to share on painting the ubiquitous 1980s - 1990s red oak for a smooth finish? My kitchen is going to need a facelift, probably sooner than later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Turned out nice. Must be something with the color as my daughter painted hers pretty much the same color. She used a cheap electric spray. I was surprised how well it looked 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 That looks great Chet. I really like the peninsula and the access from the back side. There is a spot in our kitchen that would be perfect for a short peninsula just like that. I'm going to save that picture for future reference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted November 25, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 14 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Any tips to share on painting the ubiquitous 1980s - 1990s red oak for a smooth finish? Ross, The paint I used is a Benjamin Moore product. At first I was going to pore fill all the existing oak cabinets but after talking with the guys at the Benjamin Moore store they thought I might get away with out the pore fill. I did a sample test on one of the old doors following their suggested routine - I washed them with a solution of simple green and water, they recommend not using TSP, rinsed the surface twice just to make sure there wasn't any remaining soap. Then I scuff sanded the surface with 150 grit to dull the surface, primed it, lightly sanding that with 220 then two coats of paint. After doing the test I decided to skip the pore fill. Just looking at the cabinets you can't see the gain of the Oak but with the light just right and looking from the side you can pick it up, but who looks at it that way after it's done other then maybe you. I was going to brush the cabinets and spray the doors out in the shop. But the B.M. guys recommended a real short nap velour mohair roller instead of the brush. I was so pleased with how this worked out that I ended up doing the doors the same way, which in the end was probably faster because I was able to lay them out closer together in the shop instead of spread out more to spray, so I was able to do them in two batches instead of three maybe four ( I had 24 doors and 5 drawers in all to do). It still was kind of a slow process because the paint requires a minimum of 6 hours before re-coating. Even though the cabinets are Oak, I used Maple for the new stuff and like I said unless you look any a real steep angle you can't tell that part is Oak and part Maple. Even though I probably didn't need to prime the cabinets because the had the original finish, I did because I wanted to make sure there wasn't any difference in appearance between the old cabinets and new doors. I wanted the same process on both parts. This is the two products that I used. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post drzaius Posted November 26, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 I think red oak looks great painted. That hint of grain that shows through is quite attractive. I made a fireplace surround for my daughter out of red oak & sprayed it gloss black. It turned out beautifully & is much more interesting than if it was perfectly smooth. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer5573 Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 I really like the colors...! Great job Chet 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmmiWella43 Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 The color goes so well with your kitchen. I just loved it. :). However, how much it cost you around ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Money well spent. Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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