The next day, I brought up the boards to look at them with some better lighting, and they looked great. Time for me to put this shelf together. I was doing some thinking about the assembly, and I was concerned that the 1-1/4” pocket screws would be too long and poke out through the boards.…
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After I was done sealing the grout, it was time to finish up with the electrical. I would replace all the ivory-colored outlets, switches and covers with the white ones Because of the thickness of the tiles, I needed to purchase longer screws so I could screw all the new switches and outlets back in…
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After learning my lesson of making too large of batches of thin set, I decided to go with small batches of grout. I would start grouting on the sink and stove walls and finish up on the refrigerator/desk side. First, I needed to remove all the switch and outlet covers and re-mask the cabinets and…
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DIY Project – Installing Stone Countertops – My DIY Projects – Installing a Backsplash – Tiling – The Struggle Continues As I got past the outlets, I still had the tile above them. I would come back later. I know I would need to due some rip (horizontal) cuts. I started working under the window. …
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Efiwym, my wife and I have already picked out the backsplash we wanted for the new countertops. We still needed to purchase it, but we have been buying supplies and tools while waiting for the countertops to be installed. I even developed an extensive list of tools and supplies for the backsplash project. This will…
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I initially was not going to write about this DIY project, because reading about painting, is like…watching it dry. But somehow, I can make even painting adventurous. Efiwym, my wife and I picked out the exact paint color we wanted for the kitchen and dinette area. I decided that I should paint the foyer the…
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The countertops were installed, so I could reconnect the plumbing for the new kitchen sink. However, the installer asked me to wait 24 hours before reconnecting the sink. Great, no sink for another day. Nonetheless, I could still install the faucet, air gap and soap dispenser. At least we would have running water. I retrieved…
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I just finished a project that surprisingly went quite well. So, I had time to work on the pendant lights for the kitchen. Working on two projects in one day was never heard of in my DIY history. The most important part of this project was laying out the pendant lights over the counter. And…
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That afternoon, Efiwym, my wife, and I went out to return the ridiculously priced wire nuts and get some drywall patching material and insulation spray foam. We went to the big box home improvement store to save 11%. I picked up what I needed and Efiwym found the pendant lights she wanted in clearance. (Read…
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We made our trips to the two stone distributors and decided on the Icon Gold quartz. We visited Elizabeth the following weekend and finalized the purchase. We would see the template guy in 2 weeks to measure up the countertops. I have two projects related to this Non-DIY project. Tiling the backsplash and installing pendant…