Today was a little slower going than yesterday.
We finished completing the EZ Level installations. I discovered the $30 boring bit I bought from them was pretty much useless because it wasn't long enough to bore a complete hole through the toe kick. This was a major disappointment so I turned to the good 'ole spade bit which did the job.
We also worked on finding the high point on the floor of the kitchen to find the standard height at which all of the base cabinets should follow. Otherwise, we'd have base cabinets that rose and fell with the height of the floor.
Then it was time to address the middle wall cabinets and the issue of not being flush. I think it was Clement's idea to take down the right hand and the middle wall cabinets and then add shims to the back of the cabinets in order to make the entire cabinet run align together. I agreed and that evening, there were five of us guys together at the condo. Earlier that evening, I wondered to myself, "How am I going to utilize five us working in such a small area?" Well, this was it.
Together, we took down, as one long piece, the middle and right hand wall cabinets and then added shims to the back to compensate for the gap between the cabinet and the wall. We had to do this twice because the first time we made a change, we discovered we didn't have enough shims. So we had to take it down, add more shims and then put it back up. The second time was the charm because it all lined up. Thanks, guys, for all of that lifting!
Next, we cut out some holes to fit the lazy susan base cabinet into the corner of the kitchen.
Soon it was 9pm and time to call it quits.
We finished completing the EZ Level installations. I discovered the $30 boring bit I bought from them was pretty much useless because it wasn't long enough to bore a complete hole through the toe kick. This was a major disappointment so I turned to the good 'ole spade bit which did the job.
We also worked on finding the high point on the floor of the kitchen to find the standard height at which all of the base cabinets should follow. Otherwise, we'd have base cabinets that rose and fell with the height of the floor.
Then it was time to address the middle wall cabinets and the issue of not being flush. I think it was Clement's idea to take down the right hand and the middle wall cabinets and then add shims to the back of the cabinets in order to make the entire cabinet run align together. I agreed and that evening, there were five of us guys together at the condo. Earlier that evening, I wondered to myself, "How am I going to utilize five us working in such a small area?" Well, this was it.
Together, we took down, as one long piece, the middle and right hand wall cabinets and then added shims to the back to compensate for the gap between the cabinet and the wall. We had to do this twice because the first time we made a change, we discovered we didn't have enough shims. So we had to take it down, add more shims and then put it back up. The second time was the charm because it all lined up. Thanks, guys, for all of that lifting!
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| Joel, Clement, Brian, Mr. Gee, Nate |
Next, we cut out some holes to fit the lazy susan base cabinet into the corner of the kitchen.
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| Brian cutting a hole for the sink waste pipe |
Soon it was 9pm and time to call it quits.
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| Day 2's accomplishments |
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