Crazy problem -- my dishwasher is STUCK in place
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18' dishwasher for small condo? Crazy?
Comments (15)i went through this question when i was planning my kitchen (demo starts in a week -aaak!). my kitchen is a bit bigger 11x13 but still tight. some things i considered - could i go with a 24" fridge (like the liebber -sp?) and then get a 24" DW in? i ended up going with a local custom cabinet maker who, because he was not limited by the 3" increments of semi custom, was able to fit a 30" fridge, 24" DW and 30" sink along the short wall. so my message is for such a small kitchen you may want to explore custom cabs. the price increase was not significant and the increased functionality was well work the extra $2K....See MoreAir gap gurgles like crazy when dishwasher runs - should it?
Comments (7)Ah, unfortunately, my "expertise" ends there--I'm not sure if the garbage disposal would make a difference. Hopefully the plumbing forum can come through. You can do what other posters are suggesting, but I'd also consider calling your plumber and seeing what you can find out....See MoreCrazy countertop problem!
Comments (10)It looks like you have corian or swanstone or one of those plastic surfaces. The heaving looks like water damage to the substrate (generally plywood, but could be particle board). This type of counter is pretty thin - like 3/8" - and the substrate holds it straight. I would bet on the sealant around the sink edges leaking. If the sink is an American Standard Americast, it's possible for the porcelain layer to separate from the plastic base material and leak that way. You might or might not also have some damage to the top of the sink base. If your money stretches, you might consider changing to an undermount sink while you're at it. Since you like some uniformity, you might like quartz. Caeserstone, Silestone, Cambria and Zodiac are some nationwide brands but there are regional makers too. Zodiac Caraway (white, cream and gray) Corain Earth...See MoreNeed help placing Dishwasher, Range and Sink in kitchen reno.
Comments (10)@mccarroll16 There are 6 of us in the house, and our house is always the holiday house, so we are always cooking huge meals for the holidays. I've had to cook stuff out on my grill, inlaws bring their camping stove, etc. In a normal week we will cook 5 dinners, and usually have 3-4 large pots/skillets going and they never actually fit because they are too crowded. The Dacor I want is 48" with 6 burners, LOTS of space for each burner. I have a 35cm "Bigga" from Solidteknics that does not play well with other pans. I am pretty sure that on the Dacor is JUST might fit in it's own place. Our next choice is a Fisher & Paykel that has 8 burners. Also a realtor friend of ours suggested that having a 48" in a big house like ours, with a large kitchen would help the resell value. He told us this after we had pretty much decided to go with a 48". As for the drawers vs pull outs. We have a good mix of the two now and I don't like casserole dishes and things like that in a drawer. Mixing bowls and things, eh... With kids, they can easily dump stuff in a drawer, but a shelf requires them to do a little more work. I've heard mixed opinions on the resell value of a home that only has one or the other. Before I moved from Ohio my buddy and I built a pull out spice cabinet. It 6 or 8" wide and had three rows and you could get about 10 in each row. He bought like 60 matching containers and some fancy label stuff. The tops were all labeled. The next level down was "free for all" as he called it. He put his overflow or things that he didn't want in the top in there. The bottom was the "oil pit" where he has his cooking oils and things. I can't remember what he did on the bottom to help absorb and manage the mess that always accompanies them. On the OTHER side of his stove we had the utinsel drawer. The top had 3 "buckets" with the most commonly used stuff. There were 3 more on the bottom as well, and he put the less used ones and ones that were too tall in there. I'm pretty sure that one was 8", I know the "buckets" were 6" across. I am thinking that if I have 10-16" on each side that I could do something similar, but a little larger. Then in the corner it could just be a shelf that we use for the appliances we use MAYBE a dozen times a year....See Moremaddielee
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