https://imgur.com/gallery/mVm0J

on reddit today... ikea cabinets :lawl:

at least the owner seems like he's smart enough to know the correct procedure but man talk about a total bitch. I'm kinda tempted to put plywood up instead of drywall since the walls are bare and that would completely make sure that would ever happen no matter where they hang them.

^thats what they do at the ikea demo kitchens. Plywood and drywall and lots of GRK screws.

Any companies you would recommend for excavating a crawl space?

The bottom floor of my house has the garage + crawl space. Looking to excavate probably 600 sq.

I'm thinking of getting LED strip lighting for under my cabinets and I'm wondering if you guys can recommend them?

I found this site that seems pretty legit but I don't know anything about them at all and don't want to waste money on a cheap piece of shit.

https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...lighting/1426/

5/8 ply behind your cabinets mounted on the studs you'd be laughing.

I would have to go 1/2" since that's what my drywall is I'm not taking out.

that LED kit looks pretty decent.. id say just get your electrician to run the wires everywhere you need then you'll pretty much be set for however you want to do it..

I'm not going to be doing my kitchen till the spring/summer so essentially ran home runs into the base cabinets and then leads up into the uppers so i can mount everything when the time comes.. bit more hassle but it should work out in the end

I know a lot of people buy automotive LEDs from them, they're supposed to be quite good but a bit pricey. I'd buy a couple spares in case one burns out in the future, that way you're not having to try and hunt down a replacement that's the same colour.

thankfully I don't need close to 16' so that roll should be way more then enough with lots of spare.

I think SuperBrightLED's is pretty reputable as a retailer.
That kit though, looks like a basement home-build.
Lack of ULC (website only shows UL) might be an issue if you're getting your electrical work inspected...

I'm going to install them after the electrical work is inspected but no question I would like to go with ULC just so I can cover my ass.

I don't know your budget, but this legrand Undercabinet lighting, electrical outlet and accessory track system is pretty baller:

adorne® Under-Cabinet Lighting System | Legrand

lol that looks brutal to have to plug in the system to an outlet.. would drive me crazy.

also i really dont care for puck lights under cabinets unless they are completely recessed

It makes it easier to control and replace though. Just add an outlet inside a cabinet, then have that outlet hooked to a switch.

yea.. i guess.. never been a fan of that module type lighting/system i've seen it in a few different applications

i also dont really get how some people are do adament about hiding their counter plugs, i think just a standard wall plate on your backplash looks fine, and you dont need a valance etc. to hide a big bar under the uppers

I would've loved to have added some of these, had I known about them before I did my kitchen.

https://www.amazon.com/Pulling-Table.../dp/B017QZQAOG

Reason why you DONT use drywall anchors for cabinets. Shoulda cut out the drywall in a long trench, added backing, place back the drywall. Wouldnt even bother to fill/putty since the cabinet would be coming it anyways lol



I picked up LED strips for my company here and installed them in a clients kitchen(under the cabinets/lighting up the counter)
LED Lighting Wholesale Supplier | LED bulbs & fixtures

Not sure about the price though

after taking a couple weeks off due to Christmas parties I was finally back at it this weekend, finally took out the bathroom vanity and started taking up the kitchen floor.. Fuck its a bitch since they used particle board and nailed it every 4" so talk about lots of fun dealing with that.

On a positive note my appliances showed up last week and I hooked up the range so I finally have a working oven for the first time since Aug.

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I had to deal with the same shit under the lino in my kitchen. Since I wasn't replacing the cabinets, I scraped all the lino and paper off and gave it 2 coats of red guard, before laying tile. If we got new cabinets, I would've pulled the subfloor and replaced it with plywood.

thankfully the subfloor is still ok otherwise I would of done that before anything else. I'm not laying tile in the kitchen going to run the same hardwood along the entire first floor of my house other then the bathroom of course.

yea taking reno's on yourself is a fucking undertaking lol :/

i've always been into reno's and whatnot constant improvements on my home as my dad always has been (every room in our family home was either completely re-done or reno'ed within 3-5 year cycles) but after taking on our "new" 110 year old house, i think i'm done with major reno's outside of finishing if we were to ever move lol..

we sold our apartment and have a closing date of january 14th so now it's a push to get the house to a state where we can at least move in.. took on the last major 'structural' change this past weekend, opened up the wall which divides the kitchen and dining room, there will be a big island there with a slide in range when we eventually do the kitchen. Ran a vent for the hood fan as well as this house has always had a gas range but never any ventilation:

kind of hard to get the feel of the rooms from pics, but this is standing in the living room looking into the dining room/kitchen area, and the studs are the wall being removed:

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its always a massive project taking out walls, do you have to reinforce the beam since its looks like only two 2x4's are holding it up on the one side?

the bearing on that side is fine, it's laminted to the existing stud which you cant really see behind the lathe, i also doubled up all the joists as well as blocked the shit out of the joists right below it in the basement

it's not a bearing wall, and there really wasnt much of, if any load on those existing studs so it's moreso just peice of mind

in a hundred year old house, your best friend is a 5 ton floor jack! lol..

Of course it being Christmas vacation I had to get more done since I want the cabinets installed the second or 3rd week of Jan.

Electrical is almost complete, inspection on Tuesday and then it will get finished off. We have about 10 plugs in the kitchen which will be perfect and needed.


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Had a friend come over and helped me skim the ceiling and then put mud on it, he also helped move the far light closer and in line with the middle kitchen light (you can see how bad it was in a previous pic)


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Really started in on the bathroom today, took out the inside wall since the electricians need to change the location of the fan switch which was next to the toilet (how fucken stupid) the floor is going to be horrible to remove which I'm so excited about...

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Of course we found the particle board is rotten next to the tub, I'm so hoping the sub floor will be fine but we will be replacing the tub so it will be an easy fix if needed.

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