A new Kitchen is finished – Part 9
It took almost one year to complete the renovation of the kitchen to the point that it was functional. The last step was to add a tile backsplash. For some reason, this one small weekend…
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A new Kitchen – Part 8 – Upper Wall Cabinets
During the five weeks we spent on other projects and family time, the kitchen has seen very little progress. Mrs. Sawdust Inn said she is in no hurry and wanted me to enjoy the journey. This freedom allowed me…
A new Kitchen – Part 7 – lights, windows and an uh-oh
It’s been a few weeks since our last update and little has changed..or so it seems. The Cabinets The next “big” step in our kitchen remodel is building the cabinets. The plywood for the cabinet carcasses…
A new Kitchen – Part 6 – New flooring
We have completed the most labor intensive part of the kitchen remodel to date, a ceramic tile floor. Because we have no ceiling lights yet, most of the work on the new kitchen floor was limited to only weekend…
A new Kitchen – Part 5 – New walls
It has taken close to three weeks to complete the latest phase of our kitchen remodel, new drywall and painting. After deciding on final placements for the wall outlets and light switches, we were ready to hang…
A new Kitchen – Part 4 – Floor repair
Our new kitchen area is 15 feet wide and 24 feet long. In our last blog, we explained that the area where the hot wall was had suffered an incredible amount of sagging. In some…
A new Kitchen – Part 3 – A few items
Re-modeling is much different from woodworking. A lot of hours go into a lot of work, but it seems there is little progress to show for it. In the scheme of the overall project, it’s those…
A new Kitchen – Part 3 – Electrical
Any home remodel project is certain to run into unforeseen circumstances, especially if it’s a house that hasn’t been updated in nearly nearly 50 years. With the plumbing work finished on our kitchen project, we…
A new Kitchen – Part 2
After tearing out the hot wall and the flooring, things slowed to a crawl for a couple of weeks. Family time and a stomach bug made for poor progress, but we have something to show those…
Our biggest project ever – A new kitchen!
This week, we have embarked on the biggest project in the history of Sawdust Inn – a complete kitchen and dining room remodel for Mrs. Sawdust Inn. But unlike television, we won’t be able to finish our…