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Sunday, October 4, 2009

Sunday, August 9, 2009

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.

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.]