the end is almost frickin' nigh

[kaigou]

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...

Comments

[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..."

[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!

[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. ^^

[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.