Kitchen Remodel: Episode 30 It’s the big day! Our new soapstone countertops are getting installed. But first, I have to fix the big sink I managed to break.
Read MoreCraftsman Style Trim for A Window Opening
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 29 The new, super-huge window / pass-through between the kitchen and family room is getting getting its trim. No more rough opening!
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The Last of the Plumbing
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 28 Finally. I’m installing the last of the new plumbing in the kitchen. The new faucet is going in. I also found a garbage disposal that would work with an IKEA Domsjö double-bowl farmhouse sink so I can install new drain lines.
Read MoreInstalling a Wall Full of Cabinets
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 27 The walls are sealed up and the cabinets are going in! The kitchen is starting to look like the real thing again.!
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Finishing the Kitchen Walls
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 26 Mega Post I’m finishing the north wall of the kitchen! We’re cutting a big opening, drywalling, trimming electrical, taping and texturing. It’s getting ready for cabinets!
Read MoreFraming a Large Opening in a Load Bearing Wall
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 25 I'm pushing myself into one of my biggest DIY challenges to date. Here's how I installed a big, load-bearing beam to create a big opening in the wall between our kitchen and family room.
Read MoreFixing Hacked-up Rafters
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 24 Some knucklehead cut up the framing in our kitchen ceiling at some point. I'm fixing it (with a new nail gun!) before I seal up the drywall.
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The new door location
Moving the Electrical Pipe blocking our New Door
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 23 There's an ugly conduit blocking the new door space at shin level. I have to reroute the electrical up through the attic and back down again.
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How I Moved Copper Water Lines Over a Concrete Floor
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 22 I thought was going to be tricky to move the kitchen water lines poking up through the concrete floor to the new location. It was easier than I thought it would be!
Read MoreHow to solve the drain vent challenge
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 21 I found a way to route the plumbing vent stack without tearing up the framing. I'm installing an Air Admittance Valve.
Read MoreReplacing Broken Sink Water Valves
Our sink valves won't turn off the water anymore. It's a quick and easy fix to replace them.
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Ripping into the Walls
We're tearing out base cabinets and pulling down drywall, making a big mess in the kitchen and uncovering a heap of hidden challenges.
Read More12 Tips For Installing an IKEA Kitchen
I'm sharing my lessons learned, some cool shortcuts, and how to avoid disaster with installing an IKEA cabinet kitchen.
Read MoreKitchen Remodel: Phase 2 - Demo!
With one wall nearly complete, I'm starting the cabinet and soffit demolition on the other side. There's lot's more kitchen to renovate.
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Installing Knobs and Pulls with the Kreg Cabinet Hardware Jig
A tool review and how to install cabinet pulls and knobs with the Kreg Cabinet Hardware Jig. The kitchen remodel is half done!
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Where's Microwave?
Installing An Over-The- Range Microwave
Our new, built-in microwave wouldn't fit in the deeper IKEA cabinets without a special bracket. Here's how the whole thing went down.
Read MoreAlmost Half of a Kitchen
The kitchen remodel is moving quickly now. I'm finishing all the IKEA cabinet boxes along the south wall and sliding in some new GE appliances.
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Attacking the great wall
Kitchen Remodel - Starting The Cabinets!
After a long period of very slow going. The kitchen remodel is taking shape as I start installing IKEA Sektion cabnitry.
Read MoreKitchen Remodel - Progress In the Corner
Finally, progress is visible with the kitchen remodel. This time I'm making headway with the prep work on the first corner. I'm doing a little more demolition, solving the electrical, and installing drywall. It's getting fun!
Read MoreWiring A New Stove - Part 2: End to End
I'm installing a big, exterior conduit to the electrical panel get power to the new stove through the attic.
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