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12-29-2008, 12:19 AM
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General Contractor
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Here's a little kitchen we did last year
I was going through some old photos, came across these and thought I'd share.
This was a DIY kitchen project gone horribly wrong, homeowner watched to many home improvement shows and thought they could just whip out a kitchen remodel in a couple weekends. They started demo and realized they were in way over their heads, so the kitchen sat in this condition for almost 5 years before we got involved.
The homeowners mess:
After we finished demo, rough finished and inspected ready to cover
Tile back splash going in
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12-29-2008, 12:20 AM
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General Contractor
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The finished(Almost) product
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12-29-2008, 01:44 AM
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Bunny by Malco - NY
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Nice looking 'recovery'. I love that kitchen sink.
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12-29-2008, 02:00 AM
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Mod / ArchiBuilder
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Nice Work!
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12-29-2008, 07:55 AM
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Professiona Instigator
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Looks really nice. great colors 
Last edited by rbsremodeling; 12-29-2008 at 12:50 PM.
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12-29-2008, 11:23 AM
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Plausible Deniability
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5 years!Did they eat out everyday?
Looks great BTW...
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12-29-2008, 11:26 AM
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Motorboatin' son of a ...
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Nice clean work. Good job.
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12-29-2008, 12:49 PM
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Internet Creep
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Kitchen/Bath Remodeling, Tile
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Location: Will County, Illinois
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Ah, the joys of hiring a professional! I wish they had more home owner horror stories on HGTV. That's like free advertising for us! 
Great job! 
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12-29-2008, 04:32 PM
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The Duke
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It looks very nice. Don't show my wife because she would want a professional to do our kitchen also 
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12-29-2008, 07:25 PM
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Looks great
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12-29-2008, 07:48 PM
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Angus, its called renovation realities, I think it might be on DIY, pure comic gold!!!
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12-29-2008, 08:17 PM
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General Contractor
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JumboJack
5 years!Did they eat out everyday?
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They had a hotplate and that old ratty microwave that you can see in the before pics.
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12-29-2008, 09:25 PM
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Sure, what you got?
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What? I dont see anything wrong with the before, might be better than I have!!
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12-30-2008, 01:50 AM
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Internet Creep
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Kitchen/Bath Remodeling, Tile
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WarnerConstInc.
Angus, its called renovation realities, I think it might be on DIY, pure comic gold!!!
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I've seen it. AWESOME. Especially the one episode where the (clueless/annoying) wife is on the hubby's rear end to tear out the wall and doesn't care if it's load-bearing or not! Just do it.... 
That's why I said I wish there were MORE shows like that.
I don't care what HGTV, DIY Network or Home Depot advertises, 99.9% of the time a typical home owner will not be able to achieve the same results that we can, within similar time restraints and budget.
I could look at professionally remodeled kitchens all day. I love to see the different options/features/colors/items all put together in a truly stunning manner. Shout out to Chris Wright's bathrooms!!!!! 
On the other hand, it kills me to see cheaply slapped together materials without much rhyme or reason. 
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01-03-2009, 12:26 PM
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Registered User
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plasterin and painting general carpentry
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nice work
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01-04-2009, 01:19 AM
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Registered User
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General Contractor
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Excellent
Great reface! im seriously impressed. Love the sink those farm basins are huge right now. nice job Jensen
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01-04-2009, 08:58 PM
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Very impressive! Do they have any other rooms that need to be done ,or are they going to wait 5 years?
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01-07-2009, 08:39 AM
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Warner!!! Wow, doin it in your spare time huh? Yea i feel ya brotha.
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01-07-2009, 09:17 AM
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hell of a job, nice work
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01-10-2009, 01:18 PM
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Pro
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Sure, what you got?
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Well I didnt intend on doing that when I did but, I went to put in a new window and found a ton of rot, saging floor joists, pitched roof over a rotten flat roof, the old sistern burried under some concrete, 3' wide stacked stone foundation corners, moving basement stairs, you know just a few simple things.
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