Kitchen Remodel: Day 2
Day two started at 8:00 am. Both my dad and I were sore from yesterday's intense demolition work. We started by laying cement board on the sub floor to give a solid surface to lay the ceramic floor tile on. Here is a good video of how to cut cement board.
The finished floor.
We're adding a row of floor and wall cabinets with a microwave cabinet on this wall. We needed to add two outlets. One for above the counter top, and another for the microwave. It took a while to screw with fishing the wires, but it all worked out pretty well. The fish tape was well worth the $15.
Dad started to rebuild the wall which will hold the breakfast bar, as I prepped for priming the walls with a blue tinted primer.
Drywalling, and looking tired.
Drywalling and mudding and priming done.
Didn't quite get to finish painting today, but we worked from 8 am to 10 pm, so it was a full day. I'm taking all next week off of work. Tomorrow we'll finish paint the walls, and begin cabinet installation.
The finished floor.
We're adding a row of floor and wall cabinets with a microwave cabinet on this wall. We needed to add two outlets. One for above the counter top, and another for the microwave. It took a while to screw with fishing the wires, but it all worked out pretty well. The fish tape was well worth the $15.
Dad started to rebuild the wall which will hold the breakfast bar, as I prepped for priming the walls with a blue tinted primer.
Drywalling, and looking tired.
Drywalling and mudding and priming done.
Didn't quite get to finish painting today, but we worked from 8 am to 10 pm, so it was a full day. I'm taking all next week off of work. Tomorrow we'll finish paint the walls, and begin cabinet installation.
Labels: Building a Wall, Home Improvements, How to Cut Cement Board, Working Harder at Home Than at Work
posted by lawryde at
10:43 PM
2 Comments:
You have my complete admiration... One thing I will not ever do in life is lay tile. I had my walls of my upstairs bathroom done for me. Floor to ceiling... looks like a fancy hotel up there now.
Does Southwest fly into Peoria? I'd like to see the finish work sometime and I all I do is rack up flights...
By
Steve, at 7:26 PM, March 17, 2008
Most likely not, I would guess they go to Chicago.
I've never done tile before, so we'll see if I ever want to do it again.
By
lawryde, at 11:08 PM, March 17, 2008
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