Help! Replacing kitchen floor with updated look that coordinates
Angela Hoffstetter
4 years ago
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need to update country looking kitchen part two.
Comments (150)Mayflower, per the link you posted I was pleasantly surprised to read how inexpensively they did that beautiful counter. My goal here is not to break the bank as the market in this area not great and hopefully this redo will be the last and I like what I saw with the 24" square tiles and would surely last a long time. Can I assume that they could over my existing formica a sink could be undermounted if 24" porcelain or granite tiles are used I would love and undermounted sink and what material other than SS? Thanks for the idea and I will look for a source to check out the tiles. I still am working with that last color scheme with the valance and think I want a dark counter. Would that be easier to achieve with 24: granite tiles than porcelain?...See MoreNeed help on how to replace/update kitchen sink plumbing?
Comments (4)live_wire_oak: thank you so much for your response. A few pictures: What is all the white stuff? What does this valve control? The dishwasher (DW) is to the Left of the sink, so is that the hot water line to the DW? Doesn't the drain to the sink looks like it's corroding on the bottom? And doesn't all the connection on the PVC look dirty/about to fail? Do you own a basin wrench? - Yes, I can borrow one. Do you have individual shut off valves to the hot and cold water under the sink? Yes, 2 shut-off valves. Do they just have the one outlet? Or do you have a DW coming off the hot and a ice line for the fridge coming off of the cold? - Yes, a DW coming off the hot line, but NO ice line for the fridge off the cold line YET. - (for the future  about 5years from now, when we hook up the all-freezer, weÂd like the ice line coming from the water filter line: 1. is that possible? 2. should we set it up now, knowing that when I hook up the freezer/ice line, itÂll be w/ a whole new sink in a different location? What type of supply lines do you have? Copper? CPVC? Pex? - The immediate supply lines are ?flexible (see pictures). Are you keeping the same sink? - Yes, itÂs an integrated Corian sink to the countertop. WeÂre keeping it for ~5 years. Then IÂll have to do this all over again when we put in new stainless steel sink and seamless stainless steel countertop/backsplash. Have you had a dedicated electrical circuit run for the InstaHot? (that means it's on it's own wiring all the way back to the breaker box) - No, I donÂt. Is that required for code? - Any thoughts/possibility to connecting it to the DW electrical line? My DW has its own switch (like a light-switch) that controls the power to turn it on/off (childproof reason). PVC waste piping rarely needs to be replaced. It doesn't get old and brittle like galvanized does. Most likely, you can reuse the drain piping just fine, or just leave it alone if you're not replacing the sink or disposal. - See picture: looks really old, threatening to leak. - No disposal (septic system). I appreciate any and all help. Thank you so much. Amanda...See Morehelp coordinating kitchen tile flooring, countertops & backsplash
Comments (6)whatever you do choose, remove the wood transition piece and have the butt the tile to the wood, separate w/tile edging. Schluter makes them in different colors. I did one between my two tiles (yes it will work w/the wood if they are the same heights) another cool idea is to piece in the wood w/the tile. you could do a porcelain hex tile in whites/grays I hope you're including an under the sink trash pull out bin. that guy in the entryway needs a new home! backsplash comes last. find your flooring and countertops first. have you gone to a stone yard to find out what you prefer? Colors? quartz or granite? narrow it down to what you like. coordinate the counter and the tile floor. look at porcelain tiles or perhaps slate. you could do a nice herringbone layout in this small space to give it some detail. this black slate is beautiful w/white and next to your reddish floors. it's easy to care for too. I've had slate for years. you have such a small space, look into pre fab countertops. they have them in marble quartz or granite and average 500 bucks for a 9'x22" countertop. you have a fabricator cut them to your kitchen . this is a pre fab marble,, or you could do a granite. all the pre fabs are against the back wall and behind the marble piece. something like this, with the slate floor, your SS and white cabs would look really nice....See MoreHelp with coordinating flooring
Comments (8)If the travertine runs UNDERNEATH the cabinets (it might not...so be prepared) then I would look at leaving it. A floor like this is "timeless". No it is not "hyper-trendy". But that's fine. Hyper-trendy looks "out of date" within 3 years. Timeless means you cannot put your finger on a "date of install". It means it could have been done in the 80's, 90's, turn of the millennium, etc. Some floors can be dated to a specific YEAR...and that's what you want to avoid. If the floors are continuous, I would try to keep them ('cause who wants to save $20/sf on flooring??? Me. That's who;-P). A crisp white cabinet could be paired with a WALNUT counter top!!! Yep. If you can't get the "wood floor" in the kitchen you can at least get the wood on your counter top. I suggest walnut to help MATCH the floors (connection number #1) of the home as well as compliment the floors of the kitchen (match #2). We know the travertine works well with the dark espresso floors, so why not go ahead and use the same tones as a counter top? If you wish to remove the stone, just remember to add in a SIMILARLY expensive product....like slate or soap stone or some other high-value product. Removal of the stone will run $3-$5/sf (stone is a B!TCH to remove) and then subfloor prep is another $2/sf and the cost of replacement materials + labour for install. If you purchase "like for like" product, you final bill for the kitchen floor could be close to $20/sf...without batting an eye. If you like the travertine then try to save it. If you don't like it, please ensure you replace it with a like-valued product. Your home's resale value will thank you....See MorePatricia Colwell Consulting
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