I also had to replace my oven igniter in the past week or so. Only cost $22 on Amazon though.

and im over here hoping our washer/dryer will be plug n play. 55% off im happy

very well could depend on the type of outlet you have to plug the dryer in to.

dryers (and outlets) come in both three prong and four prong varieties. the cords are easy to purchase and swap out if you find the dryer you bought doesn't match the outlet you have at home.

simple google search should help you out if you don't have the right type.

This article explained everything about 3 vs 4 prong for me when I moved into a new place

thanks guys, will be picking up tomorrow so we'll see. moved into this place in january and gf has been using a laundromat for now, but thats a real pita.

any previous posts/questions were about a pretty sweet living arrangement in my moms house (she was 400 miles away except for thanksgiving/xmas and house was paid for, bills could be a lot tho)

would be kinda exciting; one away from 30 and starting to finally adult but then why wouldnt my car have a potential 4k bill hit me...

So having updated the rest of the house (yes, the ground beef colored carpet in the next room in the pic below is gone now, as is the brown floral wainscot wallpaper, sorry), I'm finally ready to tackle the kitchen.



My plan is to put a "frame" around the flat-front pine doors to give them some depth, turning them in to faux-shaker cabinet doors, and then pain them white. Like this:



My problem is the hinges. The current hinges are on the outside, and would thus get in the way of when making the frame. But the doors are partially inset. (style on right in pic below)



They fit tight enough that I don't have room for the most traditional type of partial-inset door hinges.



They aren't thick enough to drill the holes in the back for the Euro-style hidden self-closers.



Anyone have any ideas on what hinges I can use or how I can modify the doors or cabinets to make those or other hinges work? I do have a router, but minimal experience with it, so I'm nervous about routing out slots for the cabinets. Right now my plan is to file shallow notches in the cabinet face-frame for the partial-inset hinges to fit in when the doors are closed, but if someone has a better idea, I'd love to hear it.

Google Rockler hinge and plate for 3/8" lipped face frame door. They are like $30 there but amazon or another cabinet component distributor might have the cheaper.

I have to leave for work now so I will try and look more later. Google 'hinges for partial inset door' too and see what else comes up.

Rockler hinges require a bore, don't they? These doors are thin enough that I'm not comfortable with drilling bores in them.

I'm checking out surface-mount concealed hinges, but I'm not sure if they work with the partial inset.

How thick is your doors? 3/4"? The Forstner bit bore goes 1/2" deep.

Yup, 3/4". Leaving just 1/4" seems fraught with peril, especially without a drill press.

It's no issue, I've done it by hand plenty of times and haven't screwed a door up yet. The forstner bit is not that deep, so you can judge it pretty easily. Just have a hinge with you to see when you are deep enough.

Soooo I didnt know this, but I do now. Theres actually tons of alternative options for listing your house in 2019. Its not 5% of your house value anymore lol, i mean unless you like losing money.

Found a company that does everything, like literally everything a normal realtor does but does it for 1% instead. So im listing for $1,100,000 and if i sell for around that price im saving something like $39,000 lol pretty nuts.

On top of that my neighbour 3 doors down is selling at the same time so im getting like all the people hes getting too, lul.

Garick,

Just buy new doors to put on your boxes, you'll be way ahead. There are several good websites where you can enter the dimensions, and style, of doors you want. You can't possibly modify and paint your cabinet doors for anything close to the price you'll pay to just order new doors. The quality will be much better too. Just painting kitchen cabinet doors well is hard due to the grease that's permeated into to them.

Save money, time, and headaches by just buying new doors.

Man do I second this. I did some serious refurb of cabinet doors and anything that was close to the stove failed very quickly. Like 2 weeks.

That’s with degreaser, sanding, degreaser, sanding, primer, paint.

New shaker style doors are about $9 a sq' and about $2.5 per bore, but only sale to contractors. Try 'drawer depot', not sure what their door prices are. Baltic birch plywood Dovetail drawer boxes were about $33.

Edit, maybe they dont sell doors and drawer fronts. Barker door and waltzcraft are other sites

edit 2, Drawer depot does sell doors and drawer fronts, they are about $12 sq' but that doesn't include shipping.

loving this so much

shaft,

Do you have any thoughts on porcelain counters? I didn't even realize that was an option (and it's too late for me), but what is the downside of those?

I think fragility and expense would be the issue with those. The man made porcelain slabs are the most natural looking fake-marble I’ve seen- but they are fragile as hell. I took a sample slab to one of my best customers who has all the million dollar equipment for cutting and the slab shattered as soon as the saw hit it. Not everyone has a water jet but I’m assuming it would work better with that. So fabrication costs have to be high, I’m guessing.


If someone is willing to fabricate for you i would go for it if you like the look. No idea if they’re fragile post installation like if you dropped a cast iron pan on the counter would it shatter.

Apparently it's strong, but can be susceptible to damage by significant blunt force. I did read somewhere that its 30% stronger than granite, so I'm not sure if strength an issue (if that fact is actually true -- I'd need to look into it more before I believed it). Also it's extremely heat resistant, so you avoid one of the problems that you have with quartz.

https://www.amazon.com/Kreg-Tool-Com...72884902&psc=1

So if they’re only charging a 1% fee, who pays the buyers realtor? This is called a limited service agency and they don’t do anywhere near what a full service agency would do. The limited service agency’s in my area charge 4% and pay the buyers agent 3%.

I've just now gotten home to see the countertops that were installed on Saturday. Holy **** I'm pissed! Look at this ****ty job. They didn't even attach the kitchen sink, there is a huge gap between the wall and I don't even think it's real marble!

A piece broke off from under the sink, it looks like there was some sort of mesh on the bottom, and the sink holes feel like they are plaster or chalk. Did I get scammed?

So you weren't there while they were working?

My mom was. I got the weekends mixed up and went to play a poker tournament and had to call my mom to go to my house.
I certainly didn't think I would have to inspect the actual material and tell them to not leave a huge ****ing gap between the back of the counter and the wall where you can see down into the cabinets. I also didn't think I would have to be there to tell them to seal the ****ing sink to the counter or reconnect the faucets. They disconnected all the plumbing and just left it! They also damaged the wall in my bathroom and got a bunch of dirt trapped in the silicone they used around the back edge. It is the ****tiest job I have ever paid for.