Kitchen Reno....part 1 for $1000.00

by Susan Davia

4 Materials

$1000

3 Weeks

Medium

After relocating some kitchen cabinets...moving the fridge and water line which proved to be a job on it's own...we started the demo. After some minor delays and some repairs to walls we started the installation of the new base cabinets.and then the counter tops....

Some of the set backs; we discovered 5 holes behind just one of the old base cabinet and evidence of mice...yuk!

We also had a leak...

To seal the holes we used metal sheet rock repair patches,we applied as directed but had further secured them with screws...

I removed the copper back splash and started the white back splash...still have the boarder to do once I find the right one and color/style I like

half of new kitchen...this was the old copper back splash.

The old kitchen....though I had just given it a fresh face lift with paint and hardware...I still hated the function, the look and everything about this kitchen...

After removing the tall cabinet we noticed we had to remove some tile flooring as whoever owned this place before only tiled to the front of the base cabinets....and now we also know why our floor tiles are all cracked and lifting...someone laid porcelain tiles on top of linoleum flooring...

We also discovered we had a leak....the water heater which is located next to this wall but accessed from outside has been really leaking... water was either going under the flooring or under the house.....we had to stop all work to deal with the water heater..

The total cost for the kitchen renovation is set at $1000.00 but now we had to add 540.00 for the water heater...and wait over a week for the floor to dry out.

This is the many horrible wall house...4 various textures/looks and one really bad mud and texture that regardless what you paint it,it still looks awful .

We continued the paneling on the same wall that had it already and then painted the other wall with a fresh white.

So after repairing some holes and paint we started to move the new base cabinets in.

We also secured the cabinets together and shimmed where needed then secured them to the wall with screws.

Time for counter top...we measured and taped entire area where we were going to cut and where the saw may touch the counter top to prevent scratching and chips.

After a test fit we removed the counter top and added liquid nails on the base counter top....put the counter top back and secured with a few screws on the underside of the counter tops in the brackets on top of each base counter top....

We opted to put our small toaster oven on a shelf as we mainly use this during the summer...we didn't want a huge appliance item taking up the counter top space we just gained.

I started the back splash as well..I will add a hint of color via glass tiles,but still searching for that perfect color

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Laurie Garcia on Apr 20, 2018

What product did you use for the faux brick backsplash?

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Ammadahl on Apr 20, 2018

I'm VERY interested in the backsplash. Is it a solid piece that you could cut to size? If so, what is it and where can I purchase this product? Thank you.

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Eroque022810 on Apr 21, 2018

I know it's part one but I don't understand the look you are going for is it rustic /urban? I ask because you put up paneling but then used brick and you still want a border? So why put up paneling why not just use all brick or all paneling? Or did you mean crown moulding? And are you going to paint the cabinets?

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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on Apr 20, 2018

Wow! While I am sorry to see the tall cabinet you removed gone (hopefully you can sell or use elsewhere), I get the day to day function needed improvement. Looks like you inherited a real "Harry Homeowner special" - and those floors! Yikes! Exactly why I suggest removing all prior flooring especially when installing tile. Save these photos as evidence of why one should remove old linoleum before installing new tile. My tile guys would have refused the job. I like the direction you are going. Just keep at it when time and finances allow. I feel your pain, my kitchen is much worse, but I do not have the time or big enough budget to do all at once either. And I have a pile of pets that would need to be temporarily relocated too. Keep at it, Rome was not built in a day and celebrate each of your milestone achievements. 🌞

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- Susan Davia on Apr 21, 2018
  
  I have many pets too,kind of hard to seclude them to one area while we are working in another,but we try...The tall cabinet we did re-purpose for a much needed linen closet-something this house did not have....slowly but surely it is getting down ...
  
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- Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on Apr 21, 2018
  
  Perfect reuse of the kitchen cabinet! What passes for a linen closet in my house is a joke! Great thinking!
  
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Stephanie Rountree on Apr 21, 2018

Congratulations! That's a whole lot of work!

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- Susan Davia on Apr 21, 2018
  
  thank you...still have a way to go to complete the project
  
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