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  1. Carpentry
    We recently purchased a home that needed much more work than anticipated. Our budget has been pretty much drained and we cannot afford new kitchen cabinets any time soon. The cabinets were site built and the drawers ride on a center wood brace with no rollers or glides. The drawers do not move...
  2. Tools
    Thinking I'm going to get one in the coming months and build my own vanity than bathroom cabinet than kitchen cabinets - good winter projects. Would one of those table top table saws work like a ryobi / dewalt work or would a stand alone be needed? Think I know the answer but wanted to check.
  3. Kitchen & Bath Remodeling
    Installing kitchens can be tricky, especially if there are stacked cabinets, pass-through pantries, crown risers, farm sinks, wrapped islands, "floating" wall cabinets, etc. I've done it all (except resurfacing). If you're trying to tackle a project on your own and get stuck, give me a shout.
  4. Carpentry
    My cabinets are slowly pulling away the wall at the top. Any suggestions on how to fix would be much appreciated. https://youtube.com/shorts/h75WQH27MF4?feature=share
  5. Building & Construction
    I’m installing kitchen cabinets (bases only) against this wall. The drain pipe will run from the sink directly under the window to the right where the stack is. The pipe will be right up against the concrete block and coming off the wall at just under 2 inches. My question is what’s the best way...
  6. Carpentry
    I have a small walk-in pantry that has always had ugly and plain bifold doors that looked terrible. I want to make it look like we have a built-in cabinet with extra tall doors that when opened show the walk-in pantry as well as shelves on the back of the doors for shallow storage like spices...
  7. Tiling, ceramics, marble
    Re-doing kitchen. All new cabinets. Leaving old tile - too big area to repla$e. Matching tiles not available. Not sure Ceramic or Porcelain. Current, original cabinets installed before tile - so on slab. New Island is going to be a little larger than previous. There are some slightly cracked...
  8. Painting
    I have been researching ways in which to paint over golden oak kitchen cabinets and keep coming up with different answers and would like help in developing a process and products 1. Cleaning/degreaser: Crud Cutter vs TSP? 2. Primer: Will oil based primer cause a white cabinet to yellow...
  9. Carpentry
    I was hired to install cabinet crown molding with the supply already provided from a deconstruction of the cabinets earlier. Well the supply ran out about 10' short. My client has been unable to find the matches and is considering changing it out altogether ($$$). I told her to wait a day or...
  10. Kitchen & Bath Remodeling
    Hey all, I recently upgraded my cabinets from old custom built cabinets to brand new stock cabinets, the old ones were rotting so they had to go. There is currently a bulkhead above the old cabinets, height is not going to be an issue, and I'm covering the total difference in width with filler...
  11. Electrical
    I have already added strip lights in tracks with diffusers to the tops, bottom (toe kick) and under the wall cabinets. I am familiar with installing LED strip lights and I have had a lot of experience lighting everything from kitchens to decks to nurseries and nightclubs. What I haven't done...
  12. Carpentry
    I'm going to start putting up my top and bottom moldings on my kitchen cabinets. As we all know, kitchen cabinets aren't cheap and I paid a nice amount for good quality cabinets. My question is, since I don't want to mess up these moldings, what amount of teeth on a blade should I use? I'm using...
  13. Painting
    Hi there. I'm interested in refinishing my kitchen cabinets. Has anyone had any experience with Liquid Deglosser? Can I use that and then lightly sand and be ready to prime? Your help is appreciated!
  14. Painting
    Hello, I am planning out a small addition to existing kitchen cabinets. It will be a small 12"Hx21"W wall cabinet below an existing high cabinet. Painting will be with brush and roller as I do not have a sprayer. The wood is birch plywood and poplar for the face frame. Only the face frame...
  15. General DIY Discussions
    I am a homeowner in the process of interviewing professionals to refinish our kitchen cabinets. I believe I have it down to 2 different contractors. 1 uses PPG breakthrough (1 coat oil based primer then 2-3 coats of pittsburg breakthrough which I understand is a waterborne acrylic) The other...
  16. Interior Decorating
    Hi We are putting in all new baseboards and in the kitchen, I'm not sure if it's correct to paint kitchen cabint baseboards the same color as the painted cabinets? We're putting all white trim through out house. So that will go through out. The builder used builder grade light brown molding on...
  17. Kitchen & Bath Remodeling
    Hello everyone, I'm your run-of-the-mill idiot who doesn't have enough money or skill to renovate/remodel a 1970 house in southeast Louisiana, but I'm doing it, anyway...actually, with all of my mistakes I'm doing it many times, because I'm an idiot. Anyway, my kitchen has built-in cabinets...
  18. Painting
    I have unfinished red oak cabinets that a friend built for my new home. The doors are red oak and the interior is real plywood, no pressed crap! I do not want to add stain at all, I want to keep the oak in it's natural state! Everything I am finding on "how to" involves staining. And all the...
  19. Painting
    Hello, Thanks to anyone who helps us with this problem. Five years ago, we redid the kitchen. The contractor gave us custom cabinets that I wanted painted white. I told him oil-based paint, but did he listen? No. He sprayed a "new latex made for wood." It was chipping within two months and...
  20. Kitchen & Bath Remodeling
    Hi, I have existing crown molding on my kitchen cabinets. My ceiling is 9' high and there is about 1' between top of existing crown and ceiling. I want to extend the crown right to the ceiling and removing the existing crown is not an option. How can I make this happen without it looking like...
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