This thing looks awesome. I cant wait to have it installed and running. I am temped to install it myself but the piping has me a little worried. I am going to let the pros handle this one.
This thing was a pain in the butt to pull out from underneath the cabinet. It was almost like it was glued in. turns out it may have been a little tall for the area. Plus the water pipe was a solid 1cm copper pipe. I thought that was a little over board but I am not a plumbing professional.
They will be hauling away the old when the new one arrives. Thats they only reason I wanted to make sure that I got it out.
I noticed that it does have water in the bottom. If I am lucky I will not have to worry about that. I'll let them deal with it.
Most DIY stuff around the house you can do. These ones to look out for are the following:
Plumbing
Electrical
Load bearing walls
All of these have extreme consequences if something were to go wrong. Plumbing can damage almost everything in your home. Electrical can stop your heart if you mess with the wrong wire or forget to turn the power off. Load bearing walls can bring your house down on itself.
Me personally would not want to deal with any of these issues. This is a perfect time to call in a professional.
Slowly coming along with the wet basement. So many things going on in this house that its hard to keep it straight at times. I'm finding it hard just to gets small jobs done. I know they will all get done. Its just a matter of time.
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| That wasn't there when I bought the house. |
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| Notice the water stain. |
A summer project of mine will be to remodel the wet bar. The construction of it is sound but the appearance of it is very rough and dated. No real ideas of what to do to it so far so I figured I would post photos and let you guys come up with some ideas. ;)
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| Its a nice size bar. Just needs a face lift. |
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| Wet bar means it has a sink. |
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| Plenty of room to mix drinks and store bottles of energy. |
Part of my HGTV addiction is This Old House. This show has some of the best Home Improvement and Remodeling ideas on this network.
Expert advice on kitchen design and planning, from remodeling to easy upgrades for every layout from great rooms to galley kitchens. Find more space in half baths, powder rooms, and other tight-squareeze bathrooms by looking at design, layout, and storage options. Ideas, projects, upgrades, and step-by-step instructions for creating a cozy great room, living room, library, and more.
And their website is killer. They have all kinds of videos you can watch and learn from. They also have a wonderful gallery that other homeowners post too. This is a great way to get ideas from and also comments back on what people think of your home.
I plan on posting a few photos on there to see what people think of my home.
I’ve watched way too many HGTV shows over the last couple of days.
I found out how to watch them on Hulu and I’ve consumed many episodes of House Hunters, Top Design, and more. I’m addicted. It’s giving me an escape. It’s letting me escape for thirty minutes and dream about renovating my place.
HGTV gives me a break from these thoughts. It let’s me escape into someone else’s home buying or decorating process and pretend it’s my own. I like having that ability to make the decisions in my head and talk back to the show when I feel they made a horrible choice.
It’s too bad they don’t pay you for watching HGTV.