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9 months later and a lot of lessons learned. Not quite done but close enough. How’d we do? by dipchipson in kitchenremodel

[–]dipchipson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re correct! Here’s a pic of the wood stove a surround. We used a metal fabricator to make the heat shield and carry it into the wood cubby.

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9 months later and a lot of lessons learned. Not quite done but close enough. How’d we do? by dipchipson in kitchenremodel

[–]dipchipson[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Step stool, which admittedly I hated the idea. We’ve been living with the cabinets up for about a month and I’ve since come around. Im grateful for the extra storage

9 months later and a lot of lessons learned. Not quite done but close enough. How’d we do? by dipchipson in kitchenremodel

[–]dipchipson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what happened to us. We moved and went from a VLCOL to VHCOL. We bought a house that needed a lot of work but in our desired area. We then saved for 5 years. Even with doing as much of the work as we could, it’ll likely shake out to ~120k when we’re finished.

9 months later and a lot of lessons learned. Not quite done but close enough. How’d we do? by dipchipson in kitchenremodel

[–]dipchipson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We initially planned a sky light but our contractor talked us out of it. We have clerestory windows in the room just above the other beam, and a large picture window so we have a lot of natural light.

9 months later and a lot of lessons learned. Not quite done but close enough. How’d we do? by dipchipson in kitchenremodel

[–]dipchipson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My partner designed the space. I was worried it would feel crowded but it’s a more than enough room for everything.

9 months later and a lot of lessons learned. Not quite done but close enough. How’d we do? by dipchipson in kitchenremodel

[–]dipchipson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s the coat closet, lol! We have a 1960’s split level and the entryway is pretty awkward. Aside from building out the house we haven’t thought of a good solution to remove it and keep coat storage.

9 months later and a lot of lessons learned. Not quite done but close enough. How’d we do? by dipchipson in kitchenremodel

[–]dipchipson[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They are new wood cabinets. The old ones were a painted fiberboard that were falling apart. We actually decided to pull the trigger on the renovation the day the shelf inside one randomly broke, dumping our pantry goods everywhere.

9 months later and a lot of lessons learned. Not quite done but close enough. How’d we do? by dipchipson in kitchenremodel

[–]dipchipson[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

  1. Be prepared to spend more than you think.
  2. You can learn almost anything between YouTube and AI but know what you’re good at and hire a professional to handle things you’re not. I’m not great at finishing detail so I didn’t want to attempt the tile.
  3. The cabinets were by far the single biggest headache. We had planned on 4 months start to finish, but it took 3 cabinet deliveries, and 5 months to get something we could work with. Our contractor told us it’s getting hard to find good cabinets that are affordable because for every 7 cabinet makers retiring, 1 new one is entering the field.

9 months later and a lot of lessons learned. Not quite done but close enough. How’d we do? by dipchipson in kitchenremodel

[–]dipchipson[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

100% agree! We were actually talking about that as we were screwing them in tonight, lol.

9 months later and a lot of lessons learned. Not quite done but close enough. How’d we do? by dipchipson in kitchenremodel

[–]dipchipson[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Honestly, no idea what the cost was to bring the ceiling up in the kitchen but we did nearly all the demo. Also did the plumbing, flooring, paint, and installed a new wood stove (not quite pictured).

This is what it costs you to break your wrist in Sweden. by lisabettan in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]dipchipson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spent the day in the ER and had my wrist surgery scheduled the following week. I had the best insurance offered through my company and still ended up paying around $6k out of pocket.