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I'm into it ass hole deep right now. We totally gutted the entire kitchen and bumped out the wall between the kitchen and dining room to give us a little more room. The contractor is good, they did our master bath a couple of months ago. Our house is a total cluster fck. The dog is in a state of total confusion and doesn't know what to think. We've got all of the stuff from the kitchen scattered all over the first floor and basement and I can't find anything. Everything is covered with plastic which makes it tougher to find anything. We have the fridge in the family room and a microwave, toaster, and coffee maker on the bar in the basement. Been doing a lot of cooking on the grill. Luckily I have a side burner out there if I need a stove. Cooked sausage and eggs out there yesterday. I'm not sure who makes the cabinets, but I told her we ain't putting in any junk. We're getting the cabinets though Reico Kitchens. They sell everything from cheap to very expensive. I think she ended up with a mid-range to higher end cabinet. I'm a big granite guy, but she picked out a natural quartzite. Even though quartzite is hard, I'll need to hit it with a sealer.

They started a week and a half ago.



They ripped up all of the Hardy Board under the old floor and put down all new schit.



They started laying tile on Saturday and should be done with that today. We're using a porcelain tile that looks like wood. I wasn't crazy about using real wood in the kitchen even though I think it looks great. These are 12"x 24" and they're using 1/16" joint. We wanted the smallest joint possible. All of the lighting is LED fixtures, no bulbs. You can see one of the fixtures hanging by a wire. I was expecting recessed fixures that would use bulbs, but he said that's old school and he put in these flush fixtures that are really cool.

This is what I did. When Mama's happy, everybody's happy. Personally, I'm only worried about functionality and durability. I went over the layout and plans with a fine tooth comb. I gave her my input, but it's more important to me that she gets what she wants, or else I'll never hear the end of it.

In regards to the slick tile floor, when we built our house, we planned on putting a pool in off of the kitchen and, laundry room. The thought of slick floors were right up front along with the wear and tear of people walking in with wet feet. We went with a class 4 commercial tile that has a light coating of sand on the surface. You will never slip on this tile. It is hell on a mop too. lol

We just upgraded to granite last year. There is a wide selection based on your price range. If you can afford to get into the $65-70 sq/ft then you really open up your color options.
I love the look of granite with stainless sinks

Cabinets on top of the floor...oh oh

why?

Yeah, I kind of thought about questioning them about it when they did my bathroom. I'll let the next guy worry about ripping the old floor up if we ever change the floor tile. Or maybe we'll just sell the house before we need a new floor. I figured they know what the hell they're doing. Not worried about it.

Don't let atv's comment worry you. You're doing it right.....

i thought thats the right way to do it actually. when i did my bathrooms i put the vanities on top of the tile. i thought it made for a cleaner look. and i ain't worrying about ripping out the floor. besides if i do vinyl planks, they can be cut around the cabinets if my kids ever want a new floor after i'm gone.

That is the proper way. High end remodelers and builders do it this way.

Thanks.

The other issue is that the cabinets won't be in for a couple more weeks. They've got a lot more stuff to do in the mean time.

Floors change due to the wife , color, age, type,water leaks..and remods ..lol ...more work and and money to do floorup to and under cabinet ..with no shoe mouldings....clean look....and u can fasten the cab to floor easyier........ keep going tho ..there is more than one way to skin a cat .!

One thing on granite ..u better like the color/ what you buy as it cost so much that u ..have to ...keep it ... another builder buddy of mine designs his kitchens with no corners/ special cuts ,just sink and hole cut outs and finished edges where they need to be ....at the job ste were just slaping slabs down ...easy .....

Keep on 'slaping' them slabs in.......

Yup, and that takes some doing!!!!!

pretty sure at this point we're going with corian or something like it. there is a support beam that will be in the peninsula. it looks like corian can be cut and seamed around it. plus i like corian. we've had it for almost 20 years with no problems. wife doesn't want granite and i tend to agree.

Believe me, I could buy one hell of a boat for what I'm paying for this job. But the thing is, is that this is the first time I've ever done anything to my kitchen since the house was built 20 years ago. I didn't have to change the oil in it one single time in 20 years.

When we moved we were shocked when we put our dishes in the cupboards. Our dinner plates would not fit the above the counter cupboards.

Our old house had custom cabinets. Some cabinets are designed for people who evidently don't do much cooking.

I think roll out drawers are a must. I added them to several cabinets in the kitchen and bath rooms.

The cheap way is to not put them on the floor. Floor should go wall to wall

See, that's the way to do it. Figure out what YOU want and run with it.

Personally, I'm a natural stone guy, so I'm going to want some sort of natural stone for my counter tops. But that's just me. There are a ton of options to choose from. I sell all kinds of building stone and concrete products. There's stuff that I sell, that I would never put in my own house. Not because there's anything wrong with it, just because it's not my flavor. Everybody's different and they have different tastes. That's why we carry a wide variety of materials to choose from. People ask me all of the time, "What do you like?", or "What would you do?" Not to be a smart ass, but I tell them that it doesn't matter what I think because I can't see it from my house. It's always smart to get suggestions from others to see what your options are, then go with what you want. I tell my sales people all the time to never steer people towards another product just because you don't like the particular product that they're leaning towards. You're going to be living in your kitchen for a long time, so make it right and do it your way. Right now, you are the only one who's opinion matters.