That old house #11: Yes, this IS the final installment

For that price you can come do my house. She must love you Billy. Steller job on everything all contracters should follow your example. Now are you saying this is not your full time job? When do you sleep?
Keep-em coming.

It sure sounds like she is going to keep you busy. She must REALLY like you… ;^) ......haha
I like the broken stone look but can’t say I a fan of the “distressed/worn?” cabinet look. But you put a lot of work into the finish to make it look its best though. (as you say, to each his own.)
Great idea on the hide-away microwave. I may have to steal, I mean borrow that one sometime. How did you support the cord?
I’m surprised that she did not want to disguise the TV somehow with a built-in but that would defeat the mobility of it I guess.
Keep up the outstanding work. You can catch up on your sleep when your dead…....zzzzzzzzz

P.S.
A whole house rental re-hab? Must be a nice one. Most of the rentals in St. Clair Co. are slums. Port Huron…52% of housing stock is rentals…and the owners only put into them what they absolutely have to to meet the city inspections. And they wonder why PoHu is going down the toilet.

-- The difference between a pro and an amateur, an amateur points out his mistakes

Wow, what a difference!

I like seeing the before and after pictures. It really helps to show how much work you had to do.
The floor tile looks great and I like the travertine brick look for a back splash and around the window.

I know the look you are going for and it looks fantastic the way it staggers down on the left by the wine cabinet but it kind of looks like its not finished on the top of the door and at the bottom left.

If you have the semetry around the sink window then it would set a precedent and compliment the design if the tile above the door matched and continued to the cabinet. Is there room with the upper cabinet door?

It’s certainly a matter of personal preference and still looks good the way it is. Just a suggestion through a different set of eyes.

That half round “window” looks cool above the stove. You had a ceiling vent and now you have an angled soffit above. No vent?

I’ve never seen a farmers sink mounted that way but I have to say, you will be glad you didn’t undermount it when it’s all scratched up and stained in 5 or 6 years and needs to be replaced.

I’ve been replacing a few of these sinks lately and it is not cheap when you have to reset the granite tops and the backsplash tile or destroy the cabinet front. It’s the cast iron pots and pans that do the most damage. I like to give them a vinyl sink bottom pad when I install the new sinks.

No soffits, toe kick lights, pull out tall cabinet, cool wine rack, stove faucet, reworked door opening to a knee wall, recessed cans, bronze fixtures, faux finished custom cabinets with glass doors, arched windows and, a promise to do the dishes from now on…...

I’m sure your wife is very pleased. Nice job.

-- mark - Grayslake IL.

Bob – Thanks for the compliments. I have more to learn then I have years left in my life. The guys commenting on this page have more experience, skill, and ability then I could ever dream of (and I’m not just saying it). But, I’ll still take your comments and compliments and appreciate them! I’ll cash in on it when I totally screw up.

Gary – I have an outlet on the wall behind the cabinet. I attached a power strip to the back side of the drawer and have the microwave cord secured with plastic loops. The power cord is long enough that I can remove the drawer and set it on the floor. I left the back off of the cabinet in that area, so the cord is able to drop down as the drawer is closed (I have a back on the rest of the cabinet, so it won’t get tangled up in any other drawers or door openings). Don’t forget, the slides allow a gap under the drawer, so the chances of anything getting tangled up is minimal.

With the rehab, that is the way my wife wants to go. Do it cheap and hope for the best. I’m not going to do that though. Not that I will put the very best in, but my thoughts are that most people will take care of things that look nice and work properly. You won’t see gold-plated fixtures and a TOTO toilet seat, but I’m not going to have something will fall apart after a month. Should be interesting. And yes, I’ll have enough time to catch up on my sleep once I die!

Mark – thanks for you comments. It means a lot to me when a professional makes suggestions and compliments on my work. Funny you should mention the brick around the door. I drew out (on the wall) several different patterns and designs (did the same throughout the kitchen), and that was what she wanted. I wanted to build it up a bit more (several rows like above the stove), but she didn’t. In the long run, it’s not what I wanted, but she got exactly what she wanted. She would stand above me and look through the small stones to make sure I was picking the ones she wanted. Oh well.

BTW – she is NOT my wife. But, if you mean that my wife is happy I am no longer working on that house, then yes – my wife is VERY happy it is completed. Wait till you see my wife’s list! That too is going to be started very soon.

-- No matter how many times I measure, I always forget the dimensions before I cut.

One more thing, Mark. You asked about the vent. She really didn’t want the vent, and she definitely didn’t want a range hood. She said she does not fry with grease, and she keeps the window open unless it is cold. Because the 2009 IRC doesn’t address kitchen ventilation (other then range hoods), I wasn’t going to argue with her. Had it been the case that the kitchen had pocket doors, or would have been closed off, I would have pressed the issue.

-- No matter how many times I measure, I always forget the dimensions before I cut.

Bill, oops. I thought this was your house and you were refering to her as your wife. Ha! sorry. Well. I’m sure she was happy too.

-- mark - Grayslake IL.

Love the pictures. The home is beautiful!
Thank you!
Chris Mobley
www.cmobleydesigns.com

-- Chris Mobley - www.cmobleydesigns.com

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