Saturday, September 4, 2010

Getting Ready for Home Improvement #2: A List

Being in Pittsburgh everyone and their cousin works for Westinghouse or some other engineering firm, so I hear the label "Project Manager" a lot. Well when it comes to home improvements, the improver is the manager. People come over and help out, I listen to their advice and end up getting shocked by an outlet. Improvers manage their own property and seek to make it better. So with that idea in mind we had to come up with a plan on how to renovate our kitchen. (Warning this gets specific.)
  1. Remove the ugly wallpaper - it tore off lovely and we used a steamer to loosen the glue. Good friend Derek Bates suggest fabric softener mixed with water. It worked just as well and better on occasion.
  2. Demolition: take out 1/2 a wall and convert it into a 40 inch bar wall. This will require moving wiring and removing bulkheads, thus exposing the attic.
  3. Electrical work - install new lights over bar
  4. Demolition - bye, bye cabinets with countertop, sink, stove, and dishwasher.
  5. Ceiling work - install new drywall ceiling after removing the tile and scraping off hardened glue.
  6. Electrical work - install recess lighting that replaces the old ones
  7. Mudding and prep work for paint - gotta have a flat, smooth surface
  8. Painting ceiling, walls, and anything else.
  9. Flooring - tear up the old stuff and down with the new
  10. Cabinet installation (which must be delivered) along with all the bells and whistles
  11. Appliances delivered and installed
  12. Countertop templated, ordered, and installed
I feel like I am missing something...............

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