Momplex
DIY-ing a Laminate Countertop
When it came time to install a countertop for the Momplex Vanilla kitchen, we did go have a solid surface countertop priced out.
The cost of the solid surface countertop was MORE than the entire kitchen!!! And it would take 8 weeks and we'd have to pay for a full travel day each time someone drove to the site to measure, fit and install the countertop (yes, we are to blame there for living in the sticks in Alaska).
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Stepping Up
And we dug a giant hole, and laid those 2x12 boards in the ground.
Those boards made up the forms for the foundation of the Momplex.
And we poured concrete inside those boards.
And let it set up.
Those same 2x12 boards were removed from the footer forms after the concrete dried.
We used a few of them to help
Video Tutorial - Base Kitchen Cabinet Carcasses - Momplex Vanilla Kitchen
Modern Casing and Headers
Last week, we got all the doors stained and top coated for the Momplex unit we are currently working on.
And then we hung all the interior doors.
Doesn't look like we got a lot done this week, but we did! Did you notice the new trim?
On this side of the Momplex, we are going for a modern rustic look. Wood doors with wood trim on a wood floor would have been way too much wood, wouldn't it have?
So we opted for
The Great Gable Debate
Deck Stair Building How-To
Yeah, we really need to build some stairs, don't we?
Every time I've ever tackled stairs in the past, it's been quite a bit of figuring.
Well, go figure (pun not intended), someone comes up with a stair building app. I've lost my purpose in life.
Just fill in the blanks, like how tall the overall rise is, what your tread thickness is, how deep your treads will be ..
And out comes your stringer pa
Laziest Window Header Trim
Kitchen Cabinet Doors
But you totally suprised me.
Instead, many of you commented that a good DIYer knows when to DIY, and when to seek help.
The primary reason we hired out the drywall finishing is tool investment. In order to tool up to do two homes worth of drywall, we'd be into it about as much as the cost of hiring
Kitchen Cabinet Drawers - Metabox Installation
Apart from the huge scope of the entire project, I'd have to say building and installing easy to use drawers can seem very intimidating. Kitchen drawers get used dozens of times a day, so you want drawers that are both easy to use and will hold up over years of use.
For the Momplex white kitchen, we decided to use a drawer side/slide combo system, call Metabox drawers by Blum.
Foam and Baffles
Did you notice inside the Momplex that we actually are closer than you'd think? Alot of this has to do with building with ARXX blocks - we skipped five steps in one! But there's sti