Before Pictures:
Before 1
Before 2
Before 3
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The Kitchen:
The Before Shot
More Tile
How it's gonna look
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Tile Layout:
View 1
View 2
View 3
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Low-ride-er:
Ridin' Low
Cos of this
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Dining Room Wall De-Construction:
The Wall Is Gone
Electrical & Plumbing in the Wall
Electrical Closeup
Drain Closeup
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And so it begins.... 6/10/2007
First Tiles Laid
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Real Progress Sarts to be Made...6/16/2007
Tile cutting station
We learned how to mix the QuickSet
Slowly add powder
I like tools!
Putting down tile
Still putting down tile
Even more putting down tile
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Tile, tile and more tile
Making progress
Foreman George keeps us in line...
...and does a little of the hard stuff.
In comes the A-Team!
Ready for grout
Whew...
...that was a lot of work.
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Grouting 6/19/2007
Grouting Sucks
Grouting Is Hard
Looks Good Tho
Grout Bucket
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More Tile Laid 6/30 - 7/1/2007
Got a new drill
Starting Again
Down Goes More Tile
The Tile Pile is Shrinking
Into the Living Room
Contiuing
Another View
And the weekend is over
The end of a hard weekend of work
Tile Cat is here for Your SOOOOOOOUL!!!!!
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More Tile Laid 7/7 - 7/8/2007
Ready for the Final Push
Can't you smell it?
It's getting so close!
Chichester Point: Where East meets West
Nuttin' letft but the edges
All that's left of a once mighty pile
i can has fredum?
Last Tiles are Laid (heh heh, he said laid)
Needs grout...damnit.
Just a closet
All done.
Looks good, don't it?
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Phase II: Plumbing 7/14-14/2007
Working on the plumbing
Where Mark got to.
Tools of the Master
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Phase II: Plumbing 7/21-24/2007Destruction!!
No more vanity
She's no help whatsoever.
That was fun
Good thing they're cute
It starts to lose something after a few shots
All plumbed in this side
Supply Lines Moved
Gettin' the holes patched
All painted and ready for the sink...tomorrow!
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Finishing the SinkInstallin' the sink installin' the sink
Just one more bolt
Fully installed and no leaks! Know why?
Cos there was proper supervision.
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9/6/2007: The Cabinets Arrive
The NEW CABINETS ARE HERE!!!
Wow that's a lotta boxes...
Are they going to all fit?
Sorta
Yikes...
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Misc Shots: Progress
Roughed in Electrical
More wires
Carrying in a cabinet
It's gonna go...where?
I TOLD you it would fit.
Cuttin' a hole cuttin' a hole...
That's a hole
You know, there's just not much action here.
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9/21/2007: WINDOWSSSSSSSSSS!
The NEW WINDOWS ARE HERE!!!
Woo-hoo!
Laundry Room is the first to go in.
Master Bedroom w/o window
Master Window w/window
Jim's Room has a hole
The front two bedrooms
♪They put in the bathroom window...♪
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Windows and Doors:
The Living Room has a hole.
That's a lotta space
New doors, so very, very hopefull
Interior doors are a snap.
Things going okay.
Iceberg ahoy!!!!!! The backdoor has to be replaced!
And the front door didn't fit....
Custom door.
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9/30/2007: Bracing for cabinets.
Notching the studs
The top was a bitch.
What we did
Is there a drywaller in the house?
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10/3/2007: Jim Builds a Wall
Time to get to work.
This wall brought to you by Corona©
Taking shape
Finished, now it just needs to be installed.
After a couple false starts, it is installed.
Ain't it pretty?
Just needs drywall to become a real wall!
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10/8/2007: Drywall!
First sheet!
Second Sheet!
Three!! Three sheets of drywall ah-ah-ah!!
Muddin' da seams and whatnots
Getting there
Patched, primed and ready to be mounted!
Mark doing what he does best.
Moving electrical box up.
Ready to be patched.
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10/13/2007: CABINETS!!!!!!
The First Cabinet is installed!
The Second cabinet is installed!!!
They keep going in!
More more more
I helped!!
That's all of em'!
With fancy temporay countertops.
Just cardboard left
And all the kitchen cabinets...
Another angle...looks good don't it?
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10/21-22/2007: Let there be LIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!
The new dining room light, installed by Jim!
The new kitchen light, ALSO installed by Jim! (with Denise's help)
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Changes are afoot!
Starting work on the kitchen.
Moving the Fridge...
...to the living room.
Chopping up the damned linoleum.
This sucks
Getting closer!
This is a nasty job.
All gone...whew! Denise did a hell of a job!
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Jim's Wall of Infamy!
I am finally finishing my wall!
First piece installed.
♪Take me to the other siiiiiide♪
End piece screwed into place!
Another shot of the end.
Smothered, mudded and covered.
A "Poorly iced cake." Needs to be sanded smooth.
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Finishing the Bar Sink
Cuttin' a hole
Installed and Lookin' sharp!
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11/12/2007
It don't know what's in store...
The beginning of the end.
Ahhh the autumn of the old nasty kitchen.
Let's stop to reflect on this turning point in our lives.
Screw that! Let's break out the power tools!
That made a hole!
What the fuck are you doing to the kitchen!?
No more counter...no more sink.
These cabinets were ONLY secured to the wall by the caulk along the counter top. No nails....no screws...no shit.
So we snatched them bitches out!
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11/17-18/2007 Kitchen Tile Laid!
Laying the grid...preparing for battle!
Setting the first two rows!
Oh yea, makin' it look good!
Pickin' em up and layin' 'em down.
All laid, the morning after.
The Morning After: A more artistic shot.
I really really really hate grouting...
Thick grouts lines can be your friends.
Finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
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Doors II: The Final Install 11/23/2007
Finally...a REAL front door!
All done...just needs paint.
Lucy approves.
The backdoor, all trimmed out.
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Work Begins Anew: Jan 20, 2008
New Wiring for the Stove
My Wall is Finally Done!
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Time to Take out the Upper Cabinets! 1/23/2008!
Now it's time to rip the uppers out!
Takin' the doors off.
More door removal...
No More Doors!
The decorative thingy is gone.
Curious cat is...
...wondering where the hell everything went!
The First Pain in the Ass Cabinet is removed!
And the Second is ripped out...and that's it for tonight.
A moment please...all original cabinets have left the building.
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Earlier this year!
Today we're gonna replace that ugly flourescent fixture.
With something less ugly.
And paint the ceiling while we're at it.
And there it is! (works too)
All ready for moar cabinets!
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Kitchen Cabinets Goin' in!!!!! 4/5/2008!
The blank slate.
Marking lines.
The first one goes in!
Ain't it purty?
Two more in.
Growing
Starting the lowers.
And more cabinets installed.
A curious party.
More cabinets attached.
A good days work.
Wow, what a difference (needs doors tho)
That's better!
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Kitchen Cabinets Phase I - Done! 4/6/2008!
The Peninsula has been installed (heh heh heh)
The last Phase I cabinet is installed!
Doors on and back panel on.
Totally F'n ready for countertops! Preston is da MAN!
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Temp Countertops 4/12/2008
Today we will be producing fine countertops out of ordinary plywood.
Our work area.
Cuttin' and fittin'
Progress, doesn't it look good?
Almost done with the cuts.
Now on to the finishing!
Finished! Don't they look lovely?
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