Harvey flood person - need kitchen remodel help
Hello Houzzy peeps! So, not MY house... my Aunt's who means the world to me. So.. oh.. first off, been busy as all heck, but dropping in and reading once in a while. I'll do an OT later to catch you all up.. lol. So, this is for my Aunt. She had her 100 yr old house flood in 2015.. 2 story house, all you could see was the top foot of it. Now, after Harvey, and sorta recovering from that, lifting the house like 2-3 ft, Harvey came in and planted another 3ft of water. She needs a break and cannot afford a whole heck of a lot. Insurance just does not pay much for a 100yr old house with this sort of history, but they love the house.. so do I.. and so.. I need help here. This is a total blank slate. The keys to her heart are this: 1 - She wants a stove on the "left wall" 2 - She wants a sink on the back wall under the window. 3 - She wants a fridge on the "right wall" next to the bedroom door. Now, nothing can move, i.e. the doors and windows are what they are. This is about making as functional as possible of a kitchen and at as low of a cost as possible. Any drawing help is appreciated. The measurements are as close as I can get. I took "outside to outside" on the door and window trims and made this as close as I could get. Any disparities on measurements can easily be made up with removing or adding trim. So, ideas? Be nice.. she may read this thread.. heh Oh.. and going to post another article in one of the forums about the structure of the house,. There are some issues and while I am trying to convince her wonderful husband of what to do, right now they are distraught and trying to find the fastest way back into the house. Me, I want the safest way back in. Thanks guys! Will post an update on what I have been doing, besides this, in another thread tonight! :) Russ
Oh.. and wow.. the site has changed.. took me a while to find my topic :P
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHere's a blank slate for anyone who wants to help. The measurements for the short sides aren't adding up for me, but I might need another cup of coffee. ;) One square = 6".
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6 years agoSo sorry to hear all of this... I tried doing a quick layout for you based on what you posted... the dimensions are off a bit but hopefully this will at least give you a starting point.. I assumed the ref. was to be placed to the left of the bedroom door. This plan shows a 36" wide ref. I would strongly suggest, if possible to go with a narrower ref. The depth and size get a little tight in front of the sink when you are standing there. I would also suggest a chimney style exhaust hood.... it looks nice, they aren't very expensive and it saves on additional cabinets...This plan also does not have the panels that most folks put on the side of the ref. so you can put the deep cabinet above - I think that would really be too bulky - plus it is an added expense I think you could skip.
Hopefully this would help give you some ideas...
Good luck!
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6 years agoSaw some of the other posts so I went back and added a small table and some more storage....
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6 years agoGlad to help out! As long as it is a happy cry!!
I tried moving the ref and putting in the coffee area and a small ( 24 x 24 ) table and a tall cabinet... it is a lot and pretty tight to have seating so close in front of the ref.
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