Sunday, October 4, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
a little catch up
Here are a few pictures to catch up on the progress on the kitchen. We're finishing up the electrical and putting the oak slats up on the wall. Hopefully we'll finish the wall by the end of this week, and we could have the countertops installed by the end of the week as well.
Below is a sample of the Caesarstone Quartz Reflections material we're getting for the tops.
Below is a sample of the Caesarstone Quartz Reflections material we're getting for the tops.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
catch-up post
A lot has happened since the last post, so I'm just throwing a fresh round of pics up.
Basically, we're working on the new tile floor now, and will basically just have countertops and finish work left. Since the last post we decided to go w/ drywall on the inside of the butler pantry rather than the OSB. The OSB just didn't seem to look finished enough. Along w/ finishing that wall, the cantilever shelf was built and cabinets installed underneath. The tile is 18x18" through-body porcelain. A little more refined and durable than ceramic, and more durable and less expensive than stone tiles. Regardless of the budget (and these were relatively budget friendly) this is a very smart flooring choice.
But, they are not light - at about 8lbs per tile or 60lbs per box, this is almost 2,000lbs of tile here. Physically getting this into the apartment was a project in itself. (don't do it all yourself!)
[btw the red stuff on the floor is RedGard - a crack prevention and moistrure membrame.]
Basically, we're working on the new tile floor now, and will basically just have countertops and finish work left. Since the last post we decided to go w/ drywall on the inside of the butler pantry rather than the OSB. The OSB just didn't seem to look finished enough. Along w/ finishing that wall, the cantilever shelf was built and cabinets installed underneath. The tile is 18x18" through-body porcelain. A little more refined and durable than ceramic, and more durable and less expensive than stone tiles. Regardless of the budget (and these were relatively budget friendly) this is a very smart flooring choice.
But, they are not light - at about 8lbs per tile or 60lbs per box, this is almost 2,000lbs of tile here. Physically getting this into the apartment was a project in itself. (don't do it all yourself!)[btw the red stuff on the floor is RedGard - a crack prevention and moistrure membrame.]
Monday, June 22, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
She's Gone - Anthony Hamilton
Just had to share this Anthony Hamilton track.
Thanks to http://www.buhbomp.com/ for introducing me. This is in their latest podcast.
Thanks to http://www.buhbomp.com/ for introducing me. This is in their latest podcast.
Monday, June 1, 2009
quick update - cabs & butler pantry
Nothing new has been completed, but work is going on. So I'm posting some pics to prove it.
Nam and I put 6 of the cabinet frames together this weekend and we worked on the butler pantry (we're calling the new wall with the refrigerator and 6 feet of cabinets next to it - the 'butler pantry'). The plan, in my head, has been to use plywood for the butler pantry - to build around the refrigerator and behind the base cabinets next to it. Looking at the plywood this weekend though, we weren't really excited about it. A fresh stack of OSB did catch our eyes though, so we brought a piece home to try it out. We thought it worked pretty well for our industrial'ish apartment.
Anyways, to make a long story short, we started building out the butler pantry w/ OSB (oriented strand board), and now I'm having second thoughts. I'm posting a few pictures while I think about, so please let me know what you think. And a few shots of the cabinet progress too. Holla.
Remember my rendering...? not bad eh?
Nam and I put 6 of the cabinet frames together this weekend and we worked on the butler pantry (we're calling the new wall with the refrigerator and 6 feet of cabinets next to it - the 'butler pantry'). The plan, in my head, has been to use plywood for the butler pantry - to build around the refrigerator and behind the base cabinets next to it. Looking at the plywood this weekend though, we weren't really excited about it. A fresh stack of OSB did catch our eyes though, so we brought a piece home to try it out. We thought it worked pretty well for our industrial'ish apartment.
Anyways, to make a long story short, we started building out the butler pantry w/ OSB (oriented strand board), and now I'm having second thoughts. I'm posting a few pictures while I think about, so please let me know what you think. And a few shots of the cabinet progress too. Holla.
Remember my rendering...? not bad eh?
Monday, May 25, 2009
The Cantilever Shelf
After several weeks looking for a shelf system or hardware to make this shelf a reality, its finally up. I really wanted a shelf to cantilever over the sink side of the kitchen (8' long). Surprisingly the only thing I found that was even close was Hafele hardware that was only available in the European catalog...? So, I ended up building a torsion box and anchoring to the wall on three sides. Once the lights are installed and the underside of the shelf is covered it will be at its full strength, and we'll be able to judge how much weight it can support without any deflection.
Here are a few shots of the process while it was coming together:
(The dirty reality)
Below is the box core. The idea of the torsion box is similar to honey comb core in Ikea furniture, and the plywood laminating the top and bottom add a lot of strength like an I-beam.
In this picture you can see some of the probably 14 anchors and screws holding this massive shelf up (about 8' long by 1' wide).
BX cable coming in the back of the shelf into the front channel for the light fixture.
Here are a few shots of the process while it was coming together:
(The dirty reality)
Below is the box core. The idea of the torsion box is similar to honey comb core in Ikea furniture, and the plywood laminating the top and bottom add a lot of strength like an I-beam.
In this picture you can see some of the probably 14 anchors and screws holding this massive shelf up (about 8' long by 1' wide).
BX cable coming in the back of the shelf into the front channel for the light fixture.
Soffit
Nothing exciting to say about a soffit.
I'd rather not have one, but it was necessary.
At least it's in and almost done. Here's the soffit:
I'd rather not have one, but it was necessary.
At least it's in and almost done. Here's the soffit:
Sunday, May 10, 2009
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