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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Ripsnort on December 06, 2007, 10:35:46 PM
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...finished. My wife has nice tastes, no?! Before and after pics:
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Great job RIP!:)
I hope my upcoming kitchen remodeling works out as well!
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Nice, is that real granite?
My place sorely needs a remodel like that. Next challenge is the furnace. Although I've had a slight bump in the road.
Girlfriend was in the attic moving stuff and misplaced her foot. She stepped onto insulation and "CRUNCH"...now a bedroom has a 12 inch hole in its ceiling. I can't wait to see what that costs. :cry
I figured something was up when I got a LOT of lovey text messages just as I was headed home from work :lol
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You should be able to do the sheet rock ceiling yourself Lepaul.
Yes, its "Seafoam" granite, a grade D granite. She and I agreed to go top of the line for everything since we'll probably live here at least another 15 years....Kitchen Aid appliances (except for the Jen-air cook top), Franke sink and faucet,. No, its not paid for...:mad:
Next room is the Family room, starting Jan. 10th.
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Very nice counter tops Rip:aok
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
You should be able to do the sheet rock ceiling yourself Lepaul.
Bob Villa I'm not :) The first words out of her mouth when she showed me the damage was "I'll pay to have it fixed" And with that went the call to the contractor :t
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Very nice!
Y'all did that work yourselves?
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Man, you are spending that raise, aren't you?;)
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Originally posted by texasmom
Very nice!
Y'all did that work yourselves?
Yes, I negotiated all the prices myself. :D
(And actually, I got contractors prices on all the appliances!)
Heck no, the only thing I did was install and hook up the gas range and sink.
My wife commented to the ovens installer that she's glad I hired someone to have them installed because judging by all the cutting and fitting they did during installation she was sure I would have divorced her! ;)
Thanks guys!
rpm, it's her raise we're spending....my was spent two years ago on her Mustang.:(
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Nice Rip, love it. You must have different codes out there, we have to have gfci outlets in the kitchen(at least the counters anyway).
Gonna do some work(new bathroom) this spring.
My buddy is an electrician, we just removed the old(and I mean old) fuse boxes and put in a 30 circuit breaker panel with a main shut off(box) where the power comes in(i'll dig up the pics)
I don't make alot of money, so we bought an old house(20's or 30's, records burned in a town hall fire years ago), so there is alot of work to do.
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Originally posted by Sixpence
Nice Rip, love it. You must have different codes out there, we have to have gfci outlets in the kitchen(at least the counters anyway).
Gonna do some work(new bathroom) this spring.
My buddy is an electrician, we just removed the old(and I mean old) fuse boxes and put in a 30 circuit breaker panel with a main shut off(box) where the power comes in(i'll dig up the pics)
I don't make alot of money, so we bought an old house(20's or 30's, records burned in a town hall fire years ago), so there is alot of work to do.
It really means something special to owners of old houses when you get your hands dirty remodeling them. :aok Good luck, it all pays off in the long run, especially knowing you did it with your hard work.
Oh, and I'm a Steelers fan...for THIS week-end only! :p
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Oh, and I'm a Steelers fan...for THIS week-end only! :p
Ya know, one loss would end all the freakin media hype, I am so sick of hearing all the unbeaten and greatest team crap. I mean, the team had won, at one point, 21 games in a row and there wasn't half the media hype(steelers broke that streak, btw).
Anyone but the steelers, plz, make it the dolphins that do it
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I am really not fond of hearing the words "kitchen" and "rennovation"or "remodel" in the same sentence.
We had ours redone and had nightmare after nightmare to get it done.
The job was started last August and there is STILL some small items we are trying to get finnished.
My office reno is almost done though....just hiding wires and waiting for a credenza to be delivered and my case for HMS Victory to arrive and I'm done there.
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Originally posted by Sixpence
Nice Rip, love it. You must have different codes out there, we have to have gfci outlets in the kitchen(at least the counters anyway).
They could very well be GFCI protected without looking like GFCI recepts. As long as they are on the circuit they are in code.
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Originally posted by midnight Target
They could very well be GFCI protected without looking like GFCI recepts. As long as they are on the circuit they are in code.
the man is correct.
I was goinig to write almost the exact same thing.
LePaul,
You cant fix a 1 foot hole?
That'll be 3 points off you "Man Card" ;)
Rip.
Looks good.
Im not a big fan of stainless. but thats just personal prefrence.
Looks good though.
I'd really like to redo my Kitchen.
Well I guess I have started already, New Fridge and dishwasher. LOL
But I'd REALLY like to redo my cabinets
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where from did you get the german FRANKE Sinks ? ;)
btw, i like the granite style, i'm sure it will be a fun & good
cooking time there!
R
Gh0stFT
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Originally posted by midnight Target
They could very well be GFCI protected without looking like GFCI recepts. As long as they are on the circuit they are in code.
Well, here you must have two different circuits at the counters that are gfci protected. They changed it because of all the different appliances people have now. And even if you do daisy chain the other recepts, they must be labeled(that's why they give you those stickers)
Now you could run a gfci breaker at the panel for each circuit, but where those circuits are usually tripped alot, it would be a pain to run down to the basement every time you trip it.
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Originally posted by Gh0stFT
where from did you get the german FRANKE Sinks ? ;)
btw, i like the granite style, i'm sure it will be a fun & good
cooking time there!
R
Gh0stFT
Did you guys invade Switzerland?!? :eek:
Franke Holding AG
Franke-Strasse 2
P.O. Box 230
4663 Aarburg
Switzerland
http://www.franke.com/
Thanks, we both love to cook. I just ordered the wife a 16 piece Calphalon cook set, really top quality stuff, and a Nickel pot and pot rack to hang them on, for her Xmas present (we can both enjoy them!) . :aok
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Love the Kitchen Rip! However, your old kitchen is a 100 times better than my current one. Was hard for me to figure out why you remodeled. Still though sure appreciate the good job they did.
I have got to post the before and after pictures of my Bathroom. It is an amazing difference. The remodeler I hired is the best I had ever seen. When I told him what I was hoping to do you could tell by his enthusiasm that it became his dream too.
Kitchen is next for me. That will have to wait. I'm not borrowing a dime for it.
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Originally posted by Getback
Love the Kitchen Rip! However, your old kitchen is a 100 times better than my current one. Was hard for me to figure out why you remodeled. Still though sure appreciate the good job they did.
I have got to post the before and after pictures of my Bathroom. It is an amazing difference. The remodeler I hired is the best I had ever seen. When I told him what I was hoping to do you could tell by his enthusiasm that it became his dream too.
Kitchen is next for me. That will have to wait. I'm not borrowing a dime for it.
I was fine with the old kitchen too, trust me. ;) But estrogen is a chemical imbalance, where testosterone is a static chemical. :D
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Oh, and I'm a Steelers fan...for THIS week-end only! :p
Come Rip... Join the Darkside. MUAAHHHHAHAAHAH!!!
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Originally posted by Curval
I am really not fond of hearing the words "kitchen" and "rennovation"or "remodel" in the same sentence.
We had ours redone and had nightmare after nightmare to get it done.
The job was started last August and there is STILL some small items we are trying to get finnished.
My office reno is almost done though....just hiding wires and waiting for a credenza to be delivered and my case for HMS Victory to arrive and I'm done there.
I like your choice of colors and material more then on Rips pictures.
Anyways, you remodel all kitchen, Rips just replace counter tops.........
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Originally posted by Getback
However, your old kitchen is a 100 times better than my current one.
ditto, I have 'gally' kitchen, a nice word for real small
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Very nicely done.
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Back in 2003 the wife wanted our cupboards removed for actual cabinetry. I exclaim. "Great!, I work midnights, I'll demo the kitchen myself."
If only she knew of the concocted plan of the day.
The "Routine" (as it is now called by the wife, went like this):
6:00am - Stare at the previous days progress
6:01am - Grab some breakfast, recline on the LazBoy
7:00am - Remove a cabinet here, chip some more 1" ceramic tiles (had to be over 800 of these fuggers)
8:00am - Fire up Aces High, fly a couple hours
10:00am - Reclines in the LazBoy and nap (pace yourself when not being supervised by the wife)
12:00pm - Grab some lunch
12:15pm - Fire up Aces High again
3:00pm - Remove some more stuff (just enough to make a difference)
4:00pm - Time it so your removing the last thing when she strolls through the door.
I got away with this for 3 days :)
Congrats Rip! Looks damn good.
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What is this "finishing" thing you speak of? Mine always seems to need something else....
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needs more clutter.
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Nice work! We need to do similar. But no hurry. What's another 30 years plus or minus?
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My wife said that she wanted the kitchen redone last month. I said, "OK", and she did it.
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LMAO at some of your recent posts (K2, Eskimo...hehe!)
I just spent 4 hours under the sink....:mad: I *hate* plumbing.
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very nice, but it aint finished till you attach a chain to that sink ;)
Originally posted by Ripsnort
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Originally posted by ramzey
I like your choice of colors and material more then on Rips pictures.
Anyways, you remodel all kitchen, Rips just replace counter tops.........
After all that grief you gave me? ;)
Thanks though...I should send you a pic or two of the thing as it stands now.
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Feel free to share them here Curval, or send them to me and I'll host them:
soupnazi60@yahoo.com
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(quote) I just spent 4 hours under the sink.... I *hate* plumbing. (unquote)
Mmm, yeah, I hear that. How can anything as simple as plumbing be so complicated?
First time I replaced a kitchen sink faucet the wife took our three kids out for a movie and ice cream to protect their tender ears from Plumbglish.