Cracked Cambria Island advice needed!
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Comments (7)First of all, you need to put a 4' level over the island in all directions and see if it's still level. Then do the same for the flooring around the island. This will tell you how much the house has settled and in what direction. That will impact any repairs that might need to be done. If the floors have settled substantially, then there's your issue. If the floors are level, but the counter is not, then it's a cabinet issue. Cabinets have to be perfectly level, with support underneath the stone all the way around. If you found the counter to not be level, look at it's support and where it has cracked. Look at the underside of the stone with a straight edge to see if there are any problems with it being flat and fully in contact with the cabinet bases. If you have an overhang, what supports it? What supports the support? How is that weight transferred from the overhang down to the floor and foundation? A couple of accent corbels on the thin back of a cabinet are not sufficient. You may just need your countertop fabricator to come back out and do an epoxy repair of the stone, or you may need the island to be re-leveled or overhang re-engineered, or in extreme cases, you may need to assess the addition's structural integrity. But, start at home yourself to see what you can figure out so you can see what the next step might be. And yes, after 4 years, any repairs will be on your nickel unless there was something egregious like the addition doesn't have proper foundations or something. Even then, you'd have to sue the contractor, spending thousands of dollars on your own lawyer. Even if the repair involved rebuilding the additions's foundations, it would still be cheaper to pay for it with another contractor than to try to take the first one to court....See Moreneed help desperately - sw pro classic acrylic paint cracking
Comments (5)It looks like the film-build is pretty thick/rough/lumpy, especially where the flash is brightest (mid-left). A sanded/smoothed/primed surface shouldn't look even HALF that rough! It looks to ME anyway, sorta like an orange-peel wall texture. My diagnosis: It's sprayed-on slightly too thick. * OR...was your surface prior to priming that lumpy?! * I noted that you took off glued-slats, and that some glue MAY have been a factor. * BUT...since you sanded and used BIN, that shouldn't be a factor anymore. Secondary...those cheap sprayers are nearly hopeless for a good cabinet finish. There's a reason good sprayers cost a few-hundred $$$... I'd roll on the next coat(s), and immediately lay-off with a good brush. Remedy: * You'll have to scrape off the existing paint IMO. * When you do, note the backside of the chips. Does the primer come off too? Faron...See MoreLayout advice, please - L-shaped kitchen with island
Comments (24)I'd really keep the corner pantry as a closet -- Much more usable shelf space, and a significant cost savings over a cabinetry version. (Doesn't hurt to ask your builder though, since if your cabinets are site-built, that might not be true.) If possible, have adjustable-height shelves on ALL of the available wall space, even though some would be narrow. In a pantry, even 6" deep shelves are VERY useful. For your pantry doors, I'd go with two narrow 'French doors' rather than the larger single. It's more gracious, more interesting, and IMO, a bit more practical since it won't block aisles. The fridge aisle has been covered -- necessary change. Either shring the aisle or scoot the island into the nook. And don't worry too much about lining up your sink and range. The only time the offset would show is when you were standing dead-on straight to the range and obsessing about it. And setting your faucet to one side would effectively camoflauge any offset anyway. I'd agree with the idea to expand your kitchen into the nook, because the existing kitchen space just seems too small for the rest of the house. Maybe a nice hutch-style piece with dish storage and serving pieces on top, linens and ugly stuff down below? Then a really cute but comfortable 'bistro' table and two chairs in front. Someting cozy and intimate. Keep your decorating style the same in both rooms and make it a gracious eat-in kitchen instead of a separate breakfast room. For your dining room, I totally agree about ditching the angle and squaring it off. It'll be so much more furniture friendly, and it's not a large room to begin with......See MoreAdvice for Supporting a 8x4 Kitchen Island
Comments (19)"It is between the builder and the stone supplier." With the exceptions of preschoolers, I can't think of many people more unqualified to design supports for stone. A stone supplier knows all about importing, transportation, and sales but is unlikely to have much framing experience. A builder has a huge conflict of interest which is getting things finished as quickly and cheaply as possible. A perfect example of builder conflict of interest is their lack of installing an uncoupling membrane between the concrete slabs and the tile on houses built here in Florida. I get calls monthly on "tented" tiles, those which have lost the fight with the concrete and have been shoved into a pyramid. Why didn't the builders install the uncoupling membrane? Because it can't be seen, they can't charge for it, and because by the time the tiles tent, their checks will have cashed. They even do the cost/benefit analysis on these types of items. Often it's less expensive to just repair the damage than to do it right the first time. Might my recommendations be a little overkill? Perhaps. But I'll gauran-dang-tee it will never fail. They're your kids; make your call. This post was edited by Trebruchet on Fri, May 23, 14 at 9:52...See MoreLaken
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