So Anyway...

So anyway, I started my long overdue kitchen renovation.
I am doing in it in phases to minimize the no-kitchen-sink downtime.
Sucking up all my guitar and amp build time.

The original 1972 kitchen I replaced the counter top maybe 8-10 years ago.
My wife likes it and it is still in great shape, so it will stay.
I cut out the wall oven, and the range top only and put an oven/ range in place of the range.
She peeled off the dark brown laminate and painted them. Several times. It is Real ghetto.

I had to relocate a receptacle and cap off the old wall oven natural gas feed.
Obviously not done, but progress is made.
the counter top is not screwed down; some fit and finish work is needed as well.
I am no carpenter but have amassed a reasonable set of construction type skills over the last almost 4 decades.
this past weekend:


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Home Depot / Woodmark. 1 step "up" from the Hamilton Bay house brand.
Not plywood boxes but they seem "good enough".
Yes, maple.

We lucked into a 15% off on that brand when ordered; they rotate some kind of discount on most of them.
We were going to go to a few more smaller kitchen places but were satisfied enough with these and the price / value vs. features.

Delivered Jan 3.
I opened all the boxes and inspected for damage; we got lucky, all are in order.
seems shipping damage is common.
I am short some toe kick but they are sending it to me.
 
jtcnj said:
So anyway, I started my long overdue kitchen renovation.
I am doing in it in phases to minimize the no-kitchen-sink downtime.
Sucking up all my guitar and amp build time.

The original 1972 kitchen I replaced the counter top maybe 8-10 years ago.
My wife likes it and it is still in great shape, so it will stay.
I cut out the wall oven, and the range top only and put an oven/ range in place of the range.
She peeled off the dark brown laminate and painted them. Several times. It is Real ghetto.

I had to relocate a receptacle and cap off the old wall oven natural gas feed.
Obviously not done, but progress is made.
the counter top is not screwed down; some fit and finish work is needed as well.
I am no carpenter but have amassed a reasonable set of construction type skills over the last almost 4 decades.
this past weekend:


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Nice work!!!
 
jtcnj said:
Home Depot / Woodmark. 1 step "up" from the Hamilton Bay house brand.
Not plywood boxes but they seem "good enough".
Yes, maple.

We lucked into a 15% off on that brand when ordered; they rotate some kind of discount on most of them.
We were going to go to a few more smaller kitchen places but were satisfied enough with these and the price / value vs. features.

Delivered Jan 3.
I opened all the boxes and inspected for damage; we got lucky, all are in order.
seems shipping damage is common.
I am short some toe kick but they are sending it to me.
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Good Deal. American Woodmark, I think I have indeed seen at Depot. I have Kraftmaid Maple in a similar color that is why I asked. I got my girlfriend to buy about 20 cabinets USED from a building material recycle place. The biggest problem other than getting a few other brand and other use cabinets is we can use a couple more cabs to finish her kitchen, and I need to do some door swaps, in other words while all Kraftmaid, about 5 of 6 cabs have different less fancy door and drawer style than the nice style ones. U need to get on the stick and order them before my supplier decides to close shop.
 
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RVA said:
So anyway, meet my new friend

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HAHA I saw the clampy parts up close and said oh boy Ray has an electric chair. Look out or he will use it on someone.
 
Strange thing in my house; in the pic above the calendar on the right is on a layer of 1/4 composite / Hardie board the PO put on that wall and the door way on the left. You can see the odd cut around at the light switch, and where the wall oven cabinet was, next to the calendar.
I will match and fill that in with 1/4" fir plywood hanging around from the 1980's (sound familiar)?
Finish it up with drywall compound including skim coating the plywood to smooth it out.
 
JT I'd be inclined to not go over 1/4 inch ply with drywall mud. It is likely to fail and you'd be doing things over again down the road. Try to get a better suited surface for joint compound especially if I understand you to say you are going to skim the entire surface of the 1/4 inch ply.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
JT I'd be inclined to not go over 1/4 inch ply with drywall mud. It is likely to fail and you'd be doing things over again down the road. Try to get a better suited surface for joint compound especially if I understand you to say you are going to skim the entire surface of the 1/4 inch ply.
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Yes skim to fill the grain.
Fail due heat / cold / humidity changes and the mud cracks and flakes off?
Any suggestions for alternative?
Its what I had around about the same thickness.

It might be close enough to 3/8" to use drywall, heard of but never seen 1/4" drywall.


EDIT: Home Depot by me stocks 1/4"~!
Thanks for the heads up @Chili or I would not have given it another thought or look!!
 
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I see the area you describe, but not completely. Is the 1/4 inch place from floor to ceiling, or just part way up? How hard is it to remove off the main wall covering? Either down to studs or a prior sheet of drywall or what?
 
RVA said:
I bought a bunch of individual strings of different sizes and have been experimenting over the last year. This particular combo of top light, bottom heavy really works for me (just for strings, not as much for women).
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So are you using a wound "G"? I'm testing a guitar with one and I think I like it...need more time.
 
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