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1970s ranch update -

james lemay
3 years ago

Just got my neighbors house. I will be moving into this. I am making this thread to show progress and maybe get some suggestions.


So far I am focusing on the kitchen and living room area. I will also fix up the bathroom.


I removed two layers of paneling and the damaged drywall underneath it. I will be adding outlets and replacing the insulation while it is open. I am also removing wall paper and scraping the popcorn ceilings... I deleted the soffit above the cabinets too. That is a bad habit of mine but it was wall papered masonite anyways.


I will be replacing the kitchen lighting and adding recessed lighting throughout.


I am having a really hard time deciding on what to do with the kitchen. It's such a shame to tear out cabinets that are in such good condition. I am not sure the paint and hardware treatment would get them to where they need to be though.. I would also like to keep the jenn-air..


Also having a hard time deciding how I

want to achieve one plane of flooring. Someone has previously covered what I assume to be asbestos with structurwood osb.
















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