thinking of remodeling my kitchen.

[vash]

i want to DIY. as some my know, i salvaged approx. 4000 feet of teak 2x4's. i want to do my flooring in the free wood. my plan is to rip them, plane them, tongue and groove. i may as well rip the walls and floor out, and start from scratch. i installed new tile, and i went crazy putting down hardibacker with a bazillion fasteners. i cannot imagine getting them out. some new plumbing, cabinets and countertops, some new appliances, i am done. seems easy on paper, am i insane? i figured 1.5 months of living with my fridge in the living room.

all this because i have some free teak.


cliff.

[juanbenae]

cliff give me a call and i can give you a couple ideas, or we could talk at the AX .

[mattdavis11]

Concrete counter tops/ backsplash in stencil crete, colored, stamped, or whatever, is a nice addition IMO, and relatively easy on the wallet. DYI too.

[TerryBPP]

Redoing mine right now. Be prepared for the unexpected if you didn't build the house yourself. My kitchen wall was made of only drywall with no studs! So I had to build a stud wall and drywall that. Not to bad but unexpected. The electrical boxes look like spagetti. Seems like the whole house is wired through each box.

I bought the "Mills Pride" cabinets from Home Depot. I am very impressed with the quality and design. Very easy to assemble and clear instructions. I am having a friend cut the corian for the counter tops. The floor is tile but I'm thinking of with Pergo.

I only wanted to put in new cabinets and paint. Now I have a chefs pass through, and 3ft wider entrance, New sink, stove, frig, and dish washer (all stainless). Just like with Porsches, one project leads to 3 more.

Good luck.

[vash]

oh, my co-workers put the idea in my mind that there is no better time to expand than before any remodels. maybe my current kitchen and utility room will be a bed and bath, and i should move my kitchen out and maybe a new family room. i gotta work on some sketches.

terry, a wall without studs??? that wasnt a wall, it was a partition

[mikester]

I want to remodel mine - anyone know a good and reasonable contractor in the LA Area?

[Mike Bonkalski]

Instead of laying the teak down in strips, I've seen where they cut the piece into 1 x 2 x 4 blocks and glue them down end side up. Sort of a mosiac/parquet wood floor look. I looks cool and it feels very soft underfoot.