Installing first cabinets - A few quirks with molding?
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Comments (13)Great to read this thread. I just got the same dishwasher last week-- and after one poorly loaded load (our fault), the second wash was much better. But I have a question for this group. I have read (and reread) the manual, but I cannot figure it out. I came into the kitchen today and saw the Start/Stop light slowly blinking. The manual says it's on Standby, which occurs at the end of a program. I open the dishwasher; everything is clean and dry, so I think it's the end of the normal program. But then I read some more-- and the next part of the manual says that the End light comes on at then end of the program. Which is it? Standby means the end? The End means the end? I'm guessing (only guessing here) that the End light comes on first-- for a time-- then switches over to Standby, to remind you the power is technically still on. Is that right? I appreciate any insight here!...See MoreWhich Comes First - Painting Walls or Installing Cabinets?
Comments (17)All the comments are excellent. If you prime and paint the walls first, how do you know where the studs are to hang the cabinets? I guess we could use a stud finder, but I (home owner) thought it would be easier to hang the cabinets before priming and painting. We plan to use a professional painter and will also seek his advice. I want to keep the project moving so I thought we could hang the upper cabinets while the drywall is being mudded and finished in other rooms. Any views?...See MoreChicken or egg, crown moulding or cabinet height first?
Comments (18)Our ceilings are also off. Or KD designed a 3-piece crown molding that handles it so well that you can't tell w/o getting on a chair and measuring! The center piece, "stock", is what is used to adjust for ceiling height. The "crown" (top) & "soffit" (bottom) pieces are the same height regardless of the ceiling height. You could also do it w/two pieces if you eliminate the soffit piece and just use the stock & crown. The stock would be attached to the piece of wood Ccoombs1 described and the stock piece would be measured to fit the space...then the top piece is put up. (Think of the stock as "filler"!) HTH!...See Moreinstalling crown molding on kitchen cabinets w/ a slanting floor
Comments (6)Please hire a Pro immediately. You are going about this completely incorrectly. Thinset is NEVER used to build up thickness. Ever. The fact that the floor is out of level doesn’t mean the ceiling is too, but if it is, your Kitchen Designer will have about a half dozen different ways of dealing with that, depending on the site and needs. The #1 thing that needs to happen before anything else is that you get in a knowledgeable contractor, or preferably a structural engineer. You need to know WHY your floor is so out of level. A 3” drop is HUGE. And that indicates an underlying issue that needs attention before anything else happens....See Morejakuvall
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