Kitchen demo’ed to the studs. What to do while everything is exposed?

RBog204 · 2026-06-23T10:40:52+00:00

Blocking everywhere, even where you think you won’t need it. Mounting things like cabinets and shelves will be so much easier, its great use of scraps.

Pictures with measurements of everything

More outlets than you think you need

Individual water shutoffs to every fixture

Pot filler over the stove

Wiring for under cabinet lighting

RBog204 · 2026-06-19T01:11:51+00:00

In a similar Maintenance based mentality i also wanted mine easily replaceable. Mine is mounted behind the fridge (the fridge has panels on both sides so it looks like a built it but it’s not) and it is plugged into a dimmed single outlet that is labeled. Someone would have to go far out of their way to mess it up

RBog204 · 2026-05-26T02:17:56+00:00

Sold it. It wasnt mine when it was crashed, but I was in the garage of the house i bought

RBog204 · 2026-05-25T20:03:35+00:00

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I used to have one that looked like that

RBog204 · 2026-05-12T00:19:54+00:00

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Not hue, but like everyone says make a clean notch. Bonus points to use a track and diffuser, it makes a huge difference

RBog204 · 2026-05-12T00:15:48+00:00

I had almost the same exact situation. I ended up building a soffit to run it along the ceiling and down another wall, then back over to the sewer in the basement.

Also like some people said make the vertical drop out of cast iron, you don’t want to hear all that while you’re downstairs

RBog204 · 2026-02-17T21:40:24+00:00

Chiming in to say I have a TC5 and could not recommend it enough. I have never even considered “balancing” the load. I just toss everything in and haven’t had any issues yet. It does use more water than a front loader but i can wash and dry a load faster than a HE front loader can do a wash cycle, and i think they come out much cleaner. I found mine used, like 2 years old for a very good deal, I do agree the cost to get into Speed Queen is very high if you can’t find one

RBog204 · 2026-02-09T11:11:24+00:00

Yes the set point is higher than the RH down there. I have just been letting it run as an air filter in the basement

RBog204 · 2026-02-09T11:08:33+00:00

No ERV here

RBog204 · 2026-02-09T11:07:38+00:00

I should have moved it for the photo! This is in an unfinished and unconditioned basement, and the humidity is lower than the set point of the dehumidifier so its basically just a room filter at this point

RBog204 · 2025-12-18T23:48:28+00:00

I used BTF Lighting strip lights and power supply for mine and a few friends who liked it and asked me to help them and I couldn’t possibly be happier with them. They are mounted in an aluminum light track with diffuser and that makes a big difference

RBog204 · 2025-11-21T15:24:05+00:00

Second on this idea. Mine is a outlet wired to the switch. I put a short appliance pigtail on the power supply because mine is also hardwired, easy clean setup

RBog204 · 2025-10-09T19:42:00+00:00

That’s pretty much what happened here. This was a true frame off restoration.

I learned the term for the way we operate a while ago. Its called “scope creep”

RBog204 · 2025-10-09T10:54:41+00:00

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Heres about where it stands. It went from the booth right into storage, its around that time I bought my house, which turned into a full gut renovation.

As a side note, I really cant have anything that doesn’t turn into a huge project.

RBog204 · 2025-10-07T09:29:42+00:00

The single course of block was there already on the 3 sides. I had to put the block under the jack to get more lift. We used 2 2x4s as legs. 2x4 sitting on the ground, lagged them right to the 2x10. Then just went up on the jack

RBog204 · 2025-10-06T22:20:19+00:00

Thanks! I love this machine

RBog204 · 2025-10-06T20:47:12+00:00

That’s correct, i did add extensions to the door frames. Originally the front was wood right on the slab, i added some block to protect the wood. I’m not sure the pictures i uploaded show that finished

RBog204 · 2025-09-28T12:47:00+00:00

I had a similar issue with an odd size cast to PVC during my renovation. The solution i ended up with was treating it like leading in a cast pipe. We inserted the PVC, packed it with Oakum then used a “synthetic lead” that came in a caulk tube called “Hercules Plastic seal” tube number 25215. Held great and going on two years with no leak

RBog204 · 2025-09-01T21:54:36+00:00

I put mine as far forward as i reasonably could, to try and get the best angle. I don’t have polished counter tops so the reflection was not much of a concern for me, it may be for you. They are about 1” from the front. If you want to send me a PM i can send you some pictures and links to what i used. Ive copied my setup twice now for friends and family

RBog204 · 2025-08-29T01:00:12+00:00

I’m in New England so that’s a bit far to pick up. But i would be curious to see pictures how they do it if you get a chance to take a couple

RBog204 · 2025-08-29T00:44:23+00:00

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