kaigou: this is what I do, darling (mushu news)
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Not the entirety of my todo but it's at least the doable, not-too-emotinally-stressful, no-failure-fear, house-related part. At least now I can strike off each part and be done with it. (Too bad I'm making the list now rather than three days ago, or I could add: regrout & seal, recaulk master bath, and then knock it off as done... if messily done.) In rough order -- at least by my guess -- of what needs to happen for the kitchen to be Done.

Trying to put these in some kind of consecutive logical order. Uhm.

  1. build cabinet over fridge
  2. build withdrawable shelves for cookbooks
  3. build niche between fridge cabinet & wall
  4. put in drywall cleats
  5. put in drywall, mud, prime

    ... and two corners will be almost there.

  6. put in prop for new countertop height
  7. install window borders: bottom, left, right, top
  8. carry trim to cabinet

    and window will have achieved sill!

  9. build shelves for island
  10. shape & install bar top
  11. build & install drawerfronts
  12. shape & cut countertop

    ... and island will be done.

  13. build oven lift
  14. call installer & have bastard come back out & do it right this time
  15. remove oven, put on riser
  16. re-install microwave shelf, spaced higher
  17. insert 23" plywood scraps for filler

    ... and oven will finally be whole!

  18. set up date for sink installation
  19. remove old sink
  20. remove countertop
  21. install sink risers
  22. build top drawer for cabinet
  23. install countertop, very rough cut for sink
  24. have installers detach dishwasher, reinstall on riser
  25. have installers put in new sink

    then for finishing:

  26. install wrap-around base for sink
  27. install new drawer fronts, finished
  28. install new doors, finished
  29. cut corner cabinets, install support
  30. build & install new trash/recyc drawer unit
  31. build doors for fridge cab, base cab, oven unit
  32. veneer, dye, seal carcasses
  33. do concrete seal on countertops
  34. strip vinyl flooring (ugh)
  35. do concrete seal on floors


I don't know. It just might be manageable... wow.

parts list ... have lots of this in workshop. must go check against list.
  1. check router bits and find/get 3/4" wide... okay to set at 3/8" deep for shelves? ...check wood glue stash.

  2. fridge cabinet, 33"w x 24"h x 14-24" d

    1 4x6 3/4" ply (unfin) -- sides top bottom shelf
    1 2x2 1/4" ply (unfin) -- back

  3. drywalling

    5' 2x4 for oven cab
    3' 2x4 for fridge cab
    drywall, mud, etc

  4. wedged cookbook shelves, 6"w @ 13, 12, 11, 11, 10

    1 1x6x12 pine (fin)
    62"x27" 1" plywood (fin 1 sd)
    7" of 3.5" toe-kick (unfin)
    7 3/8" x 14.5" 1/4 ply (fin 1 sd)
    7" 1" x 1/4" finish strip

  5. oven lift

    24" x 24" 3/4 ply (unfin)
    2x4x6 (1)
    -- 24" (2)
    -- 8" (3)

  6. island/bar top, 6" overhang

    1x16x43 pine (workshop?)

  7. island shelves 10"d @ 10, 9 1/2, 4
    33" 1x10 (2)
    39" 1x10 (1)
    4" 1x10 (3)
    10" 1x10 (1)
    9 3/4" 1x10 (1)
    32 1/4" 1x10 (1)
    33" 1x2 (1)
    4" 1x2 (2)
    20 1/2" 1x10 (2)

  8. fridge niches, 2 @ 6"w x 12" h

    15" x 24" 3/4 mdf
    12" x 24" 3/4 mdf
    14" x 14.5" 3/4 mdf

  9. window ledge, wall, shelves

    #3 6" rebar (10) -- 2" in wall, 4" in shelf?

    4x8 plywood 3/4" (fin, 1 sd)
    -- 8" x 43" (4)
    -- 10" x 43" (4)
    -- 4" x 43" (2)
    -- 2" x 8.5" (10)
    -- 3" x 76" (1)
    -- 2" x 17 3/4" (2)
    -- 3" x 6.5" (1)

    4x8 plywood 1/4" (fin, 1 sd)
    -- 6" x 35 3/4" (2)
    -- 6" x 47" (1)

  10. island drawers

    3' x 5' 1/4" plywood (bendable)
    30" x 48" 3/4" ply (fin, 1sd)
    3 drawer pulls, 10" width

  11. countertop riser

    dishwasher platform
    2 2x4x8
    -- 5 1/4" (6)
    -- 7 1/4" (4)
    -- 17 1/2" (3)
    2' x 2' 3/4" ply (unfin)

    sink platform
    4 2x4x8
    -- 31.5" (6)
    -- 17" (4)
    -- 11 1/2" (4)
    -- 30" (2)

    cabinet riser
    2' x 2' 1/2" plywood (unfin)
    2' x 2' 3/4" plywood (unfin)
    -- 5 1/2" x 24" (2)
    -- 5 1/2" x 18.5 (2)

    countertop
    27" x 74" 3/4" ply (unfin)

    door/drawer additions
    18"w x 24"d ikea rationell drawer unit
    5 1/2"w rev-a-shelf pull-out drawer unit (chem)
    rev-a-shelf door lock (or ikea lock?)
    2' x 5' 1/2" ply (fin 1sd)
    8 drawer pulls
    -- 1 @ 4"
    -- 7 @ 10"

  12. cheap, durable, thick cardboard backing (a la cheap cabinet backs): where do I find this stuff? need pieces, part or whole, to make:

    7" x 63"
    4" x 24"
    14" x 72"
    27" x 33"

    ...seems easier than dealing with sand/condition/sand/dye/seal/sand/seal plywood just for stinkin' back of shelves when crosswise support isn't needed.

    [yo, crafts folks, any ideas on supplier/place to find sturdy cold-press/non-rippled non-museum-quality kind of thin but sturdy cardboard?]


...Will update in a few, with rest of list -- eh, this is just to keep me organized; you can ignore if you like.

Updated. Also, CP asked me tonight what if he doesn't get into this univ's doctoral program, and we move elsewhere? What about all this work?

Way I see it, first, there's a lot that's jury-rigged in this kitchen, but I've learned tons, not just in the past few but in doing drywall and curves and support beams, and building sturdy indestructible shelves and mitering and all that jazz. And second, in some things, the joy ain't in living with it, but in creating it.

Besides, if we lived here eight years and by then I was completely done, I'd be bored.


and trust me, you don't want a bored Sol wandering around the house...

Date: 11 Mar 2007 04:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alycen.livejournal.com
I really enjoy that icon. It really conveys the plotting and determination. "Shelving, don't you make me get up from here..."

Date: 11 Mar 2007 06:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] roseya19.livejournal.com
...Will update in a few, with rest of list -- eh, this is just to keep me organized; you can ignore if you like.

But it's so amusing to see how you keep yourself organized!

Date: 11 Mar 2007 11:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ravensilver.livejournal.com
Besides, if we lived here eight years and by then I was completely done, I'd be bored.

Actually, we got around the bored part by always moving *just* when we'd finished with all the renovations. ^^

Date: 11 Mar 2007 09:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dayglow-pirate.livejournal.com
What about all this work?

Usually, it's an updated kitchen and bathrooms that will "sell" a place before anything else. The only thing that rates higher in most buyers minds is the exterior (landscaping, roof, siding, etc.) of the home. Make it pretty and they will come with offers.