HELP! Infamous kitchen pinch point problem - 1930 house/kitchen reno.
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Layout Advice Requested - Old house kitchen reno
Comments (15)Wow, lovely home. Try to go with 30" deep counters on at least the bottom wall, although I would do both. You can do this inexpensively by building a 2x6" frame behind the counters, or more expensively by ordering extra-deep countertops. You will incur the extra square footage cost on the countertop materials, but it's sooooo worth it. I grew up in the tiniest kitchen but never really noticed because it had 30" deep counters. This will also make the kitchen easier to work in by virtue of shrinking the middle aisle. Also, those uppers over your prep space will be much less in your face, although I would try to get rid of them altogether or at least not let them come down to face height.. it's miserable prepping with uppers in your face. As for layout, I would make the bar sink 6" larger, the cleanup sink 6" smaller, and switch their positions. Like this: Top wall from left to right: 24" DW with dish storage above, 30" cleanup sink w/ trash underneath, rest of wall as shown in your plan. 18" lower next to Fridge becomes dish storage. Bottom wall from left to right: 18" dish storage overflow/cookbooks, 36" cab but with larger square prep sink instead of small round bar sink and trash underneath, two 27" cabs for your prep for a total of 54" inches of prep space (you gain 6" because of the loss of the DW from this wall), rest of wall as shown in your plan....See MoreDH is *such* a help with Kitchen Reno ideas… NOT! :- )
Comments (14)jannicone, thank you Anglophilia, I'm going to quite nagging my husband after your comment : - | Laura, Sometimes it seems like the house is conspiring against us - every little thing becomes a giant thing! I'm not sure my sense of humor will always remain intact, and yes, it seems problems keep expanding! Tree stumps were ground were yesterday, now DH has to take a week off next month, rent a back-hoe and dig french drains, install dry wells on both sides of house and smooth trucked-in top soil, plant seed. Moisture barrier goes in next week - all this before the hardwood can go in! We have to re-landscape where the trees were next spring and re-build our veggie garden at some point.. and all this is outside the house! cpartist, and that your nose is the last of your woes. Read this to DH last night... we were both laughing so hard at the rhyming! I have seriously considered taking up those funny "cigarettes" again. Something I haven't done in over 30 years. I honestly wouldn't blame you with all your problems! I may be switching to the 'hard stuff' at some point.. I'm thinking moonshine! LOL! ninasmom, thank you. Doc said 'bed rest for few days' and I took that to mean 2-3 days. No scans, so I'm taking it easier longer now....See MoreKitchen Reno Help: Matching Tropic Brown Granite
Comments (12)We do not use our LR at all so the plan is to move the DR there, which would be visible to the left when you walk in to the front door. The old DR would become almost like a pub-esque room extension of the kitchen. We would have a large bar cabinet on the back wall and high top table and the new counter height bar connecting to to the kitchen. Here is a sketch of the layout. The current cabinets are original maple pickled pink. The old backsplash was baby pink (we were advised to go dark to tone down the pink in the cabinets). We added hardwood to the entry steps and LR/DR. Kitchen is also the same hardwood. We don't want to move but not willing to spending $50k+ on our dream kitchen in this house either. Looking to improve what we have to make the space more usable for our young family....See More1930's house purchase/reno help?
Comments (14)I have a 1920 house. I can tell you the wishes to add will add up to over 100 if you do it with permits and hire out. Here is the breakdown of our costs over the 15 years we owned our house. Finished the basement ourselves, materials alone were 10k New appliances,sink, lighting bacsplash, added outlets to code and kitchen counters only no gutting or layout changes 16k. 15 years later we are getting quotes on a true remodel these are between 50k and 110k dependant on layout and brands. Adding a master bath above an existing first floor sunroom above 50k New driveway and landscape because upgrading plumbing for bath meant tearing through the drive way 12k Upgraded electric 8k New high effeciancy boiler 10k Adding ac 22k Our new quotes to do the roof are 8k but we only have a single roof layer if there are multiple layers the price is substantially higher. It looks like you need new siding I do not know the cost for that but we paid 4k to tie our new addition siding into our existing. It was an 8×13 foot structure. We will recoup our investments if we were to sell because we have owned long enough to do so and it sounds like you are acquiring this to keep in the family so it may very well be worth doing. However, I find shows showing how to turn a fixer upper into a showcase on budgets smaller than 120k very misleading and dangerous. It would have been much cheaper and quicker to have listed rather than to love it but my location and neighbors are too important to us and the older character is special. But these came at a large cost. Good luck with your restorations....See Moremama goose_gw zn6OH
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