The condo I've been working on is nearly done so I figure I'll start the thread I've been thinking about. I'll be living here as soon as I finish with the rest of the work.

The place had not been touched since the late 70's so there was quite a bit of work that needed to be done, and nearly everything needed to be replaced.

Hopefully the pictures show what work was done -

Kitchen:











The shitty tile on the floor was a fucking bitch to pull up





Kitchen Cabinets













Flooring









I was really pissed off when I learned I would be unable to run a gas line to the stove - so I'm stuck with an electric one



Downstairs bathroom







Tile looked better not on the wall, not my favorite but I can live with it




Upstairs bathroom
















I still have to wait for the counter top people to install that. Then the stove goes back in, as does the dishwasher, sink, faucet, garbage disposal, etc.

I'm in the process of figuring out what color to paint everything. This is a pain in the ass because the light changes quite a bit throughout the day and the effect is drastic.

The wine fridge will be installed fully next week and stocked by weeks end.

I'll update when I get more finished pictures

 

ahh fuck, wrong forum. please move to the home one. god damnit

 

lol I was about to say :ibmovetohomeforum:

It looks like it's coming along nicely though!

 

Nice! You doing granite countertops?

 

Looks nice! When are you planning to be finished by?

 

Very nice!! I really like what you've done, so far.

As for that tile in the kitchen, I had the same small tile like that in my kitchen...what a PITA!

 

Silestone. Didn't have the cash for granite.

Hopefully end of October. Trying to decide whether to just recarpet the living room or to put down wood and then use area rugs. That is pretty much the last big thing that needs to be sorted out

 

What's the plan for the area surrounding the water heater? And, what's the material you used on the tub surround? I haven't seen anything like that before.

Looking good...

 

I think I'll be looking into Silestone too. Less maintenance than granite, cheaper, looks really nice too.

 

Cleaning it up so it doesn't look like crap and then putting in the washer/dryer.

 

Washer dryer were delivered but the guys forgot the kit to mount the washer on top - that will be delivered sometime next week.



I don't know what happened to the other picture

Also finally put the finishing coat on the kitchen and ceiling so I was able to get this door back on. I like this set up. Now I just need to stock the wine




Counter people are coming tomorrow. Then it will actually look like a functional kitchen because the stove and everything else will go in

 

Looking pretty good there man. Keep up the good work! Everything looks a lot better now haha.

 

Nice! Can't wait to see finished pics of the kitchen as a whole.

 

Counter top was installed today. I have to wait 24 hours for all the glue and sealer to settle before I can install the stove and dishwasher.



I ran out of pergo the last few square feet so I had to buy some shit just fill in just so I could slide the stove in on a even surface.







Apparently they didn't make levels in the 70's...took quite a few shims to get the counter level. Going to be interesting to see how I fill this gap.

 

Nice faucet. Delta or Kohler? I'm rocking the brushed chrome scheme too.

 

Hansgrohe

 

Looking good! When are you anticipating on being done?

 

Night and day difference!

 

Still hoping for the end of October. Carpets are the last big thing that needs to be sorted out

 

Looking good. I really like these progress threads.

 

Just trim out the bottom and it will look finished. I'm liking the counter tops. BTW, don't sweat the floor under the stove - it won't be seen.

Nice work and great job with everything. Looking forward to more pics.

 

great work!!!

 

Looking really nice!! I like!

 

These went in today. More room than I thought.



Dishwasher also went in and was installed without any problems.

Both vanities for the bathrooms are being delivered tomorrow.

 

if you went with an instant Hot water heater you might be able unstack those and build a nice counter over top, it's easy spending other peoples money

 

Not other people's money. I'm moving in hopefully end of October

And the water heater was replaced a few weeks ago.

 

Wow!!!!

Great job. That's so awesome.

I love checking out the before and after pictures. Looks like a lot of time went into that - glad that you can enjoy it soon!

 

Looks great.

 

Very nice work. Looks really good and I'm sure all your work is paying off.

A couple of questions/comments:
1. Where did you get those cabinets? It looks like they are white on the outside but wood on the inside? Did they come like that?

2. On the floors in the kitchen it looks like you installed all the segments evenly (in a grid). I thought they should be installed in a staggerred pattern.


3. How much help did you have?

That was a lot to tackle all at once. Can't wait to see the finished pics.

 

1) Cabinets from Home Depot. Made by KraftMaid. So far they seem like they are pretty decent quality wise - very heavy wood and they feel solid. They also painted them (kitchencraft or whoever supplied them).

2) The pic regarding the floors - that was just so I could see whether I liked the color. I pulled them all up and did them in staggered segments.

3) A good friend is a builder so he did the bulk of the work regarding leveling the cabinets and getting them installed. The counter top installation was included in the purchase price (thank fucking god). I did the floors, most of the plumbing, installation of appliances, etc. For the bathrooms I had a friend do the tile. I'm installing the cabinets and sinks sometime this week.

I'm not even thinking about trying to tackle the carpet.

 

Thanks for the info on the cabinets. Were they off the shelf of special order?

Glad to hear about the floors. I'd hate to see them start buckling.

Having a contractor/builder friend makes things a lot easier. I need to start making new friends.

Congrats again.

 

I would recommend installing a stand underneath the washer to raise it up as much as possible...it makes doing laundry more convenient + you will reduce the gap at the top...looks good though!

 

Cabinets were special order - I guess. Lady at home depot took the measurements I made then put them into a program. I had to figure out what I wanted where, etc. Then they took about 8 weeks to arrive.

And yes, having him help out made everything much easier. And the access to his tools is also nice.

I considered that, but the back ceiling slants down so there isn't much room to lift them. I removed the upper trim and doors from the space to allow for an easy install.

 

Oh, sorry its hard to see in the pic!

 

Awesome! Looks great and love the progression pics!

 

Thanks again for the cabinet info.

Another problem would be actually accessing the controls on the washer(?) on top if it was raised any higher.

I just noticed the doors open on opposite sides. Good idea for side by side, but will take a while to get used to when stacked.

 

Yeah I saw that about the doors when they were put in. Not sure if it will be annoying - I figure they were like that for side by side.

The pain in the ass part today is trying to figure out how to get the bathroom vanities level when the wall isn't at a right angle.

 

Sucked getting these level because the walls are not 90 degrees. After a few shims and some 1x1 filler wood they seem good enough. Gluing the tops on in about an hour

 

Been sort of slow lately, mainly b/c I don't know what color to paint everything.







Stupid imageshack isn't rotating the last image. Mirror is going underneath the fixture as soon as I get a color I like. The gray I used for the downstairs bathroom doesn't look as good in this one b/c there isn't a granite counter, just the white.

 

I have a similar styled faucet in my master bath!