Before:

http://www.liteswap.com/Merchant2/graphics/temp/newhouse/16.jpg

After (still need cabinet over hood, granite, appliances... etc.. but its coming along nicely):

http://liteswap.com/merchant2/graphics/house/kitchen.jpg

Nice! Have you done the work yourself or did you use someone else?

very impressive

You stay classy, magnetic1

I love lamp.

I like the fume hood over where the stove should be. It looks like you could do chemistry experiments under there. :stickoutt

so where is the stove going to be placed? under the range?

I like the fume hood over where the stove should be. It looks like you could do chemistry experiments under there. :stickoutt

This isn't a kitchen, he's remodeling his meth lab.














:stickoutt

Is that a Dyson Animal handle I see there??? UBER-RICH

Looking better than last weekend Eric... :stickoutt

Is that a Dyson Animal handle I see there??? UBER-RICH
damn....you are vacuum expert!

I bet you can't tell us the build date or options he chose when he ordered it! :stickoutt

damn....you are vacuum expert!

I bet you can't tell us the build date or options he chose when he ordered it! :stickout


:rolleyes

It comes fully loaded.


:stickoutt

Very nice, our kitchen starts Tuesday :redspot . A couple questions, what kind of hood is that? What type of appliances did you go with? Are you doing molding at the top of the cabinets?

It's amazing just how much free time you end up with when you're waiting for Verizon to install your high speed intarweb. Looking good Eric.

Looks great, Eric. The single-level island's a nice upgrade. So's the soffit removal. Way to open up the storage in there.

Those are kraftsmaid cabinets? And whattaya doin' for countertops?

It's amazing just how much free time you end up with when you're waiting for Verizon to install your high speed intarweb. Looking good Eric.


What else is there, when there is no intarweb?

Looks awesome Eric!

nice work... not doing the floors too?

Thanks guys...

Jason, yes it's a Dyson. And yes, it works better than a Hoover Windtunnel despite their attempts to ridicule the Dyson in their commercials :P

We are leaving the ceramic tile flooring for now because we havent decided what we are doing with it yet. In the meantime, the ceramic tile might be best because the dogs tend to scratch up the floors.

Counters we selected Verde Butterfly granite. They come Monday for templating.

I was responsible for 2 things on this project. The hood and the dishwasher :confused As always.. I pulled the "Tim Allen" and got more power. The hood is a Viking 36" hood with a 1200CFM external blower with 9" ducting. HAHA. The dishwasher is a Bosch Integra (tribute to the beater car). That sucker makes only 44dB!

Fridge is a "french door" Maytag. Cooktop is a 36" Viking Gas Cooktop... Oven is a 30" Viking Electric Single oven. It goes under the cooktop. We removed the double oven and knocked down the wall next to it.

Kraftmaid cabinets in maple.

Randy.. just wait till I get the 180 saltwater room separator project done... :eek: :D

Randy.. just wait till I get the 180 saltwater room separator project done... :eek: :D

:buttrock

Wow, that is one serious hood. And here I thought it just looked good. Gas cooktops kick ass.

Randy.. just wait till I get the 180 saltwater room separator project done...
Is that an aquarium?

Wow, that is one serious hood. And here I thought it just looked good. Gas cooktops kick ass.


Is that an aquarium?

Yea... Im going to separate the kitchen from the family room w/ a 6' long , 24" high saltwater fishtank.

Thanks for the Consumer Reports David :) Confirmed my dishwasher selection

We have a Bosch, Evolution 4 cycle I think. It came with the condo. It works pretty well, it's fairly quiet (56 dB), but it doesn't seem to dry things as well as I expected. : dunno

Oh, and I have the same Dyson as well. :)

We have a Bosch, Evolution 4 cycle I think. It came with the condo. It works pretty well, it's fairly quiet (56 dB), but it doesn't seem to dry things as well as I expected. : dunno

Oh, and I have the same Dyson as well. :)

Evolution... = POOR
Integra = RICH (9 cycle, 44dB) :devillook

I need to get me that new Dyson Ball... have you tried that sucker? its so sweet man... :help

Evolution... = POOR
Integra = RICH (9 cycle, 44dB) :devillook

I need to get me that new Dyson Ball... have you tried that sucker? its so sweet man... :help
Evos and Integras? Are we still talking about diswashers? :help

You're welcome re CR. That website can be super useful.

Bosh : http://www.boschappliances.com/2003_dev/4321_shx99a15.asp

and for those of you who may be needing stuff... Universal AKB has sweet pricing on kitchen stuff: http://www.universal-akb.com/

Also look into Witbeck applicances.. they have FREE shipping to anywhere in the US http://www.witbeckappliance.com/index.asp

You must be modding EVERYTHING this summer. It looks really good. Where did you get everything? I work at Lowe's this summer and see all kinds of stuff that I'd want, but I could never make up my mind from all the choices they have (among other home improvement places).

My parents redid their kitchen a few years back and it looks almost identical to yours. They have the dining room open and in the kitchen, but now never use it since they got the one level island/bar. It extends out past the edge so they (and I) can fit our legs underneath. They eat there all the time now because it's most convenient. One question though, will the new island/bar extend so you can put bar stools/chairs underneath it?

You must be modding EVERYTHING this summer. It looks really good. Where did you get everything? I work at Lowe's this summer and see all kinds of stuff that I'd want, but I could never make up my mind from all the choices they have (among other home improvement places).

My parents redid their kitchen a few years back and it looks almost identical to yours. They have the dining room open and in the kitchen, but now never use it since they got the one level island/bar. It extends out past the edge so they (and I) can fit our legs underneath. They eat there all the time now because it's most convenient. One question though, will the new island/bar extend so you can put bar stools/chairs underneath it?

The island does not extend... we did not have room... we actually thought about leaving the narrower side open for that purpose but Tina chose to get the cabinets instead.

Looks great! Nice to see you have a *real* hood that vents outside. I hate those ones that just blow the hot air around.

Yea... Im going to separate the kitchen from the family room w/ a 6' long , 24" high saltwater fishtank.
Pictures! My orthopedist (whom I find myself visiting once every six months...) has an awesome tank in his waiting area; it really reminds me of scuba diving. I would really like to see what you do, because when I get a house, I want to have a saltwater tank with tropical fish.

Thanks guys...

Jason, yes it's a Dyson. And yes, it works better than a Hoover Windtunnel despite their attempts to ridicule the Dyson in their commercials :P

We are leaving the ceramic tile flooring for now because we havent decided what we are doing with it yet. In the meantime, the ceramic tile might be best because the dogs tend to scratch up the floors.

Counters we selected Verde Butterfly granite. They come Monday for templating.

I was responsible for 2 things on this project. The hood and the dishwasher :confused As always.. I pulled the "Tim Allen" and got more power. The hood is a Viking 36" hood with a 1200CFM external blower with 9" ducting. HAHA. The dishwasher is a Bosch Integra (tribute to the beater car). That sucker makes only 44dB!

Fridge is a "french door" Maytag. Cooktop is a 36" Viking Gas Cooktop... Oven is a 30" Viking Electric Single oven. It goes under the cooktop. We removed the double oven and knocked down the wall next to it.

Kraftmaid cabinets in maple.

Randy.. just wait till I get the 180 saltwater room separator project done... :eek: :D

Very nice, we almost went with verde butterfly, but the wife chose peacock green instead. Nice choice on the Viking, that 36" cooktop is awesome, is there a griddle? We went with Wolf for the Red knobs :buttrock. For the hood, Broan Pk2229, twin 1000 CFM fan's :eek: damn are they expensive too!

I think the griddle is a separate option...

Viking 36" Cooktop:

http://store1.yimg.com/I/universal-akb_1851_19890874

Automatic electric spark ignition/re-ignition; burners light at any position on the knob and re-light if extinguished, even at the lowest setting

Permanently sealed burners - spills cannot enter burner box

Automatic electric spark ignition - no standing pilot to re-light, waste energy, or add extra heat to the kitchen

All with a total of 66,000BTU! :buttrock



We almost picked the peacock too...

We have a Bosch, Evolution 4 cycle I think. It came with the condo. It works pretty well, it's fairly quiet (56 dB), but it doesn't seem to dry things as well as I expected. : dunno

Oh, and I have the same Dyson as well. :)

If you want any help modding the Evo, lemme know. :cool

Evolution... = POOR
Integra = RICH (9 cycle, 44dB) :devillook

I need to get me that new Dyson Ball... have you tried that sucker? its so sweet man... :help

No! And I am not modding my vacuum

Anyone wants to buy a VINTAGE Electrolux Model G?

I think the griddle is a separate option...

Viking 36" Cooktop:

http://store1.yimg.com/I/universal-akb_1851_19890874

Automatic electric spark ignition/re-ignition; burners light at any position on the knob and re-light if extinguished, even at the lowest setting

Permanently sealed burners - spills cannot enter burner box

Automatic electric spark ignition - no standing pilot to re-light, waste energy, or add extra heat to the kitchen

All with a total of 66,000BTU! :buttrock



We almost picked the peacock too...

Very very nice, we don't have that much room so we had to go with this little guy, he'll do the trick though :alright

http://www.subzero.com/wolf/description.asp?category=gas%20ranges&id=19

Since we are on the home modding topic, has anyone seen any udner-cabinet lights that mount to the wall and NOT the cabinets? I don't want to drill into my Scavolini walnut cabinets :)

Also, any suggestions on plasmas? 42", HDTV. That is all.

This is eventually going to go on the back splash

http://www.bisazzausa.com

Also, any suggestions on plasmas? 42", HDTV. That is all.

Go front projector DLP (HDTV -- 720p native resolution). Ask Pete, Eric, Jed, Booger how good it looks. :)

Much cheaper than plasma cost.

Go front projector DLP (HDTV -- 720p native resolution). Ask Pete, Eric, Jed, Booger how good it looks. :)

Much cheaper than plasma cost.

After I spent $300 on crap to wire up the plasma without any wires showing?

It's a condo. I don't need a 60" monster in my living room.

Edit: did you mean an actual projector? not a rear projector? I don't think it would work. The only wall it could project on is facing 9'5" windows. about 7 of them.

Since we are on the home modding topic, has anyone seen any udner-cabinet lights that mount to the wall and NOT the cabinets? I don't want to drill into my Scavolini walnut cabinets :)

Also, any suggestions on plasmas? 42", HDTV. That is all.


You can get lights that are in a flexible tube/string -- kind of like a large fiberoptic -- and string them along the underside of the cabinet along the lip or along the wall. We used to do those a lot when I worked at Case. I can give you the name of the electrician we subbed the stuff out to if you want.

You can get lights that are in a flexible tube/string -- kind of like a large fiberoptic -- and string them along the underside of the cabinet along the lip or along the wall. We used to do those a lot when I worked at Case. I can give you the name of the electrician we subbed the stuff out to if you want.

My cabinets don't have the typical US cabinetry lip/overhang, and going along the wall wouldn't work cos of the tiled backspalsh. :(

My cabinets don't have the typical US cabinetry lip/overhang, and going along the wall wouldn't work cos of the tiled backspalsh. :(


:confused. then how were you going to mount lights on the wall?

So there is no recess on the underside of your cabinets at all? I've never seen that... So are the undersides of your cabinets finished???

:confused. then how were you going to mount lights on the wall?

So there is no recess on the underside of your cabinets at all? I've never seen that... So are the undersides of your cabinets finished???

mount to the wall and tile around them.

correct. http://www.scavolini.com

I was thinking the triangular ones, but they have an open back

http://www.outwater.com/catalog04/archpro/ap528.htm

wow -- great cabinets!
I'm afraid I can't help with the lights -- I've never used anything like that.

The open back wouldn't be bad -- i assume it would bolt up to a box.

Wow you guys have as much enthusiasm about modding your homes as you do your cars!

wow -- great cabinets!
I'm afraid I can't help with the lights -- I've never used anything like that.

The open back wouldn't be bad -- i assume it would bolt up to a box.

I think it could even bolt up to the wall, with the wire running behind the tile mud...those lights are not heavy...i donno even know why I am so concerned with drilling into the cabinets, it's just one screw and they are never coming off anyway. :dunno

I think it could even bolt up to the wall, with the wire running behind the tile mud...those lights are not heavy...i donno even know why I am so concerned with drilling into the cabinets, it's just one screw and they are never coming off anyway. :dunno

A friend of mine doesnt have lips either... but check out these puck lights.. they are only 7/32" tall when recessed.

http://www.seagulllighting.com/Ambiance®-Lighting-9485-05.html

A friend of mine doesnt have lips either... but check out these puck lights.. they are only 7/32" tall when recessed.

http://www.seagulllighting.com/Ambiance®-Lighting-9485-05.html

Brialliant! Here I am worried about a little hole from a screw and you are suggesting drilling 2 3/4" holes in the shelves so I only have 7/32". :eyecrazy

I think it could even bolt up to the wall, with the wire running behind the tile mud...those lights are not heavy...i donno even know why I am so concerned with drilling into the cabinets, it's just one screw and they are never coming off anyway. :dunno


By code, all wire connections have to occur inside an insulated box.

Nice! My parents are remodeling our kitchen too. You should see the beast of hood my parents put in. It's way too excessive. I'll post pictures of it later.

Is that a Dyson Animal handle I see there??? UBER-RICH

But Dyson's British. ;) Now I have a quiet Miele, but the Dyson probably sucks better and would have got that had the canister been available at the time.

Looks great guys. Everyone is redoing their kitchen it appears. I will have my pictures up soon as well. I am taking small steps at the moment.

Dyson is nice -- but the one thing I REALLY HATE about it, it's friggin' HEAVY as hell and bulky. I was looking at 'electrolux???' and those are more expensive than Dyson's. I want something light and easy to use but with good power (HW floors). I am wondering if any vacuum will be sufficient.

Suggestions?

p.s. -- I also changed ALL the bulbs in my place to low energy/high efficiency. BJ's is having a GREAT SALE on them right now. They are $11.99 (60w - 4 bulbs) and $10.99 (3 bulbs - 75W or 100W). The 60W uses 13 watts, 75 watts uses 19 watts, and 100 watts uses 23 watts. You get $4.00 back for the 60W package and $3.00 back for the 75/100W packages. You have a limit of 4 for the 60W and limit of 2 for the 75/100w on a single receipt. So, you need to make multiple trips, or, go through line multiple times.

They have great lumen output. As you know, a generic light bulb, although rated for say 1900 lumens, will only put out about 1100 lumens b/c it's inefficient. Basically, my bathroom used originally, 8 120 watt bulbs = a lot of power. However, now, I am using LESS power than one bulb with more light output. It's pretty sweet.

I'd highly recommend them -- especially for the recessed lighting/track lighting since that sucks A LOT of power over the long run. :)

The hood is a Viking 36" hood with a 1200CFM external blower with 9" ducting. HAHA.
should of gotten a CF hood......

Looks great guys. Everyone is redoing their kitchen it appears. I will have my pictures up soon as well. I am taking small steps at the moment.

Dyson is nice -- but the one thing I REALLY HATE about it, it's friggin' HEAVY as hell and bulky. I was looking at 'electrolux???' and those are more expensive than Dyson's. I want something light and easy to use but with good power (HW floors). I am wondering if any vacuum will be sufficient.

Suggestions?


Just get yourself a Roomba. ;)

---Eric

Suggestions?
Yeah - don't clean your floors. :D Seriously, I've had great luck with a Swiffer - very easy to just run it around the HW floors on a regular basis. I find I do it more often when it's less trouble to haul out the vaccuum.

p.s. -- I also changed ALL the bulbs in my place to low energy/high efficiency....I'd highly recommend them -- especially for the recessed lighting/track lighting since that sucks A LOT of power over the long run. :)
The other advantage to using high efficiency bulbs (or flourescent lighting where you can stand it) is that normal incandescent light sources are much more efficient heaters than they are light-producers. As such, a 100W bulb will put out 80W or so of heat and 20W of light; those 80W are heat that your A/C now has to work to get rid of. I actually swap out incandescent for floursescent in the summer wherever I can to save energy both in the bulb and at the A/C compressor.

The other advantage to using high efficiency bulbs (or flourescent lighting where you can stand it) is that normal incandescent light sources are much more efficient heaters than they are light-producers. As such, a 100W bulb will put out 80W or so of heat and 20W of light; those 80W are heat that your A/C now has to work to get rid of. I actually swap out incandescent for floursescent in the summer wherever I can to save energy both in the bulb and at the A/C compressor.

They even have CF (compact flourescent) recessed lighting bulbs now too! :redspot

How cool, I had no idea about all this bulb technology...I'll have to order some, our new recessed lights went in yesterday :redspot

Regarding cleaning floors, my wife recently found out that the "spray swiffer," the one with the solution, should NOT be used with pets. It has ammonia in it and can kill your animal if you have a licker....one of our dogs licks the floors, so we threw the spray one out. It was blamed for killing a dog in Ohio.

Does 'low energy/high efficiency' mean that the bulbs ARE flourescent?

I would order online, I believe www.lightbulbs.com or something like that -- type in fluorescent lighting = free shipping and cheaper than HD or Lowe's.

Todd -- that's urban legend.

http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/swifferdog.html

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_swiffer_wetjet.htm

http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/swifferdog.html

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_swiffer_wetjet.htm

Damn, I hate sounding like an ass...

http://www.1000bulbs.com/

http://www.lightbulbsdirect.com

http://nemesis.lonestar.org/reference/electricity/fluorescent/compact.html -- good information

http://nemesis.lonestar.org/reference/electricity/fluorescent/ <-- good general site.

Yeah - don't clean your floors. :D Seriously, I've had great luck with a Swiffer - very easy to just run it around the HW floors on a regular basis. I find I do it more often when it's less trouble to haul out the vaccuum. +1 for the swiffer. My old apartment had hardwood floors and I just used a swiffer (not even the wetjet) to clean the floors. When I moved out the property manager called me and thanked me for keeping the place so clean.

+1 for the swiffer. My old apartment had hardwood floors and I just used a swiffer (not even the wetjet) to clean the floors. When I moved out the property manager called me and thanked me for keeping the place so clean.
Same here, Becky will vacuum w/the Dyson occasionally just to get the dirt out of the cracks in the floor. She usually just uses the swiffer though.

Same here, Becky will make me vacuum w/the Dyson occasionally just to get the dirt out of the cracks in the floor. She usually just makes me use the swiffer though.


fixed it for you.

fixed it for you.
jtwerp, although I appreciate your humor, I don't appreciate you taking this thread OT :rolleyes

jtwerp, although I appreciate your humor, I don't appreciate you taking this thread OT :rolleyes
:lol

Back on topic. This thing is massive! What were my parents thinking. :embarrasm
http://members.cox.net/castroproductions/Bigvent.jpg

looks awesome :)

Back on topic. This thing is massive! What were my parents thinking. :embarrasm
http://members.cox.net/castroproductions/Bigvent.jpg
damn!!! this almost competes with chris's parents having 3 a/c units!!!

Go front projector DLP (HDTV -- 720p native resolution). Ask Pete, Eric, Jed, Booger how good it looks. :)

Much cheaper than plasma cost.
I sell DLP, LCD and Plasma at work, DLP is the best Pitcture for the $$$, its stupid to waste cash in a plasma UNLESS you must HAVE TO MOUNT IT. Its all about the new 1080p DLP screens, "they're like whoa!!" lol Go to your nearest BOSE store, we actually have HD hooked up CORRECTLY unlike some other chain stores. If you want to see LOTS of tv's hit up a Myer Emco. BTW Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer and Sony all get terrefic reviews on the flat panel technologies, and SAMSUNG is your choive for DLP. If you want JAW DROPPING performance and style, go w/ the new SONY QUALIA, take a look and you'll know what I am talking about :D
~Phil

Dyson is nice -- but the one thing I REALLY HATE about it, it's friggin' HEAVY as hell and bulky. I was looking at 'electrolux???' and those are more expensive than Dyson's. I want something light and easy to use but with good power (HW floors). I am wondering if any vacuum will be sufficient.

Suggestions?


I'd look for a used Kirby, Generation 5 if possible, or newer. They are not cheap, they are not light, but they have the best suction I've seen for a vacumn cleaner. Yes, I used to sell these in college (summer job), but every vacumn it went up against, it blew it away. If you want to waste an hour and a half of yours, and some poor blokes time, scheudle (sp) an appt with your local Kirby salesman. They'll clean half your house for free.


Re: the kitchens. Nice work guys. Are you doing this yourself? The maple looks gorgouse. Really brightens up the kitchen. Did you buy the cabinets or build them yourself?

granite went in this morning :buttrock

http://liteswap.com/merchant2/graphics/house/counters1.jpg

Suite. That looks really nice. Why did you go with granite over something cheaper?

Suite. That looks really nice. Why did you go with granite over something cheaper?

Because he's RICH!! :rolleyes

Eric did you install the cabinets yourself?

Suite. That looks really nice. Why did you go with granite over something cheaper?

why drive a BMW over something cheaper?

If you have to ask, you're not a true cabinet and counter enthusiast.

Eric did you install the cabinets yourself?

naw... RICH people dont get their hands dirty man :)

Actually.. we had people come in to remove the soffet, re-run wires, plumbing, etc to get the tall cabinets.

I sell DLP, LCD and Plasma at work, DLP is the best Pitcture for the $$$, its stupid to waste cash in a plasma UNLESS you must HAVE TO MOUNT IT. Its all about the new 1080p DLP screens, "they're like whoa!!" lol Go to your nearest BOSE store, we actually have HD hooked up CORRECTLY unlike some other chain stores. If you want to see LOTS of tv's hit up a Myer Emco. BTW Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer and Sony all get terrefic reviews on the flat panel technologies, and SAMSUNG is your choive for DLP. If you want JAW DROPPING performance and style, go w/ the new SONY QUALIA, take a look and you'll know what I am talking about :D
~Phil

I just went to the Sony Qualia website, they have some cool stuff, http://www.qualia.sony.us/qualia_main.cgi

And that television looks awesome.
http://www.ixbt.com/news/dvd/pics/sony-qualia-006.jpg

http://www.21hifi.com/revhifi/20041025/01b.jpg