Maybe ya'll can help me get past my "kitchen block". I'm done most of the aesthetic things in the kitchen remodel except for one last set of drawer fronts and doors, skinning the side of two cabinets with high pressure laminate, replacing or covering over the old toe kicks, and painting some face frames--nothing that prevents us from actually using the kitchen. The last major hurdles are finishing off the sink and installing countertops.
I bought an undermount apron sink to replace the double bowl drop in sink we have now. This means I've got to disconnect all the plumbing connections, remove the sink and cut out that section of countertop (it's a laminate countertop), and modify the base cabinet to make the sink sit just shy of the cabinet tops. Even if I were VERY motivated, we're probably days without a usable kitchen sink (or dishwasher). The only other sink on this floor is the powder room and we have a utility sink in the basement next to the washer. I'd say that's conundrum #1.
Conundrum #2 is the countertop. We're replacing the laminate counters with IKEA wood butcher block tops. As you can see from the pics, it's a U-shaped kitchen so all the tops except for the one to the right of the stove butt up against each other. I essentially have to simultaneously work on all the tops instead of working piecemeal. I'd also be more comfortable removing the old tops (I already unscrewed them from the bases) and measuring/marking with the new tops in place rather than trying to transfer measurements. I guess the pros template the top (or use lasers and a computer), but that probably happens with the old counters off, right? The old tops also have a built-in backsplash so it makes getting a real measurement difficult.
Let's take it as a given that the following things won't change: We're sticking with the apron sink and wood countertops. How would you approach this if, for arguments sake, you couldn't hire it out?
Thanks,
Paul
I bought an undermount apron sink to replace the double bowl drop in sink we have now. This means I've got to disconnect all the plumbing connections, remove the sink and cut out that section of countertop (it's a laminate countertop), and modify the base cabinet to make the sink sit just shy of the cabinet tops. Even if I were VERY motivated, we're probably days without a usable kitchen sink (or dishwasher). The only other sink on this floor is the powder room and we have a utility sink in the basement next to the washer. I'd say that's conundrum #1.
Conundrum #2 is the countertop. We're replacing the laminate counters with IKEA wood butcher block tops. As you can see from the pics, it's a U-shaped kitchen so all the tops except for the one to the right of the stove butt up against each other. I essentially have to simultaneously work on all the tops instead of working piecemeal. I'd also be more comfortable removing the old tops (I already unscrewed them from the bases) and measuring/marking with the new tops in place rather than trying to transfer measurements. I guess the pros template the top (or use lasers and a computer), but that probably happens with the old counters off, right? The old tops also have a built-in backsplash so it makes getting a real measurement difficult.
Let's take it as a given that the following things won't change: We're sticking with the apron sink and wood countertops. How would you approach this if, for arguments sake, you couldn't hire it out?
Thanks,
Paul
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