Unexpected Kitchen Renovation!

[SawyerTed]

Thanksgiving week our refrigerator quit.  Repairman said parts would be +$500 and might need more.  The computer control board died due to power outage.  It was 15 ish years old so it didn't owe us much.  Had to buy a new refrigerator.  

When I pulled the old refrigerator out, our 25 year old laminate flooring had disintegrated due to a previous water leak.  

So those two things added up to equal, remove popcorn ceiling, paint and new flooring.   Maybe this post should be under Mysteries of Life! 

Monday we moved what we could, covered the rest and started on popcorn ceiling.   Today (Saturday) we painted the ceiling and walls.   Tomorrow we will start on ripping out the old laminate to install new flooring Monday.  

A one week renovation right before Christmas?  What could be more fun?  


Yes, the kitchen was red.  That was my punishment for going fishing with out her in June of 2005


Heavy plastic and red rosin paper was used to cover cabinets and appliances. 


Kilz primer was required to prevent red bleed through.   Did you know a gallon of premium paint is north of $50?  Aaaaccckkk!


Cool ice blue walls and Haint Blue ceilings.  Haint Blue is a Southern colonial ceiling color derived from indigo pigment.  It's said the color scares away "haints" or evil spirits.  The color is often called  porch blue by modern paint suppliers.  

There's a bit of ceiling touch up left in the morning and then the floor project starts.  

We ordered flooring from our local flooring company on Tuesday, it arrived on Thursday!  The owner beat the price of competitors by $0.20/board foot. 

[Old Greenhorn]

Well, working under pressure is sometimes a good thing, but maybe not this time?  I like the new colors and I'm sure it's gonna look great, just sorry that all happened to you. You're a better man than I. We would never be able to pull that off in that time frame. Best of luck!

[SawyerTed]

It really was beyond time to update the kitchen.  Except it wasn't a "good time" to have to do it.  Turns out it's what Emily and I get for Christmas.

[Resonator]

Wasn't there a guy on here a while back had to do a major bathroom remodel...  
One good thing about Haint Blue... at least 'taint red. 

[barbender]

This reminds me of one of my firewood customers, Ted. I was delivering a load of wood, and ge asked me, "what do you think of my Mediterranean cruse?", kind of gesturing towards something in his yard. Seeing my confused look, he pointed to his well casing- "what do you think of my Mediterranean cruise?" Finally, he explained the he and his wife were going to go on a Mediterranean cruise, but their well failed. So they got to take their trip money and spend it on a well instead😊

[Ianab]

I do like the blue 

We have an older but (60s) house, still fairly original. When I bought it it was a bit tired inside, and even had a 70s(?) arch doorway with fake wood paneling around it. Stripped the old wallpaper, and basically painted the walls solid blue in the living room, and that's how it's stayed. 

Haven't had any Haintings since the repaint, so I can vouch for the effectiveness. 

[thecfarm]

Another very nice job!!!!

[Ron Scott]

Well done!

[SawyerTed]

Thanks for the kind words.  We took Sunday mostly.  We did very little yesterday on the renovation.  

We hit it pretty hard this morning and removed all the existing laminate flooring.  

Here's my bride removing staples the held the foam underlayment and vapor barrier. 



I set the skilsaw to the laminate thickness and cut it into section to remove it.  

We have Christmas celebrations the next two days so the floor has to wait until Thursday.  

[GRANITEstateMP]

Ted,

It looks great, just a bit of advise...

If you were a good forumite last year, and you leave homemade cookies, milk, and hide or destroy any grits in the house, then maybe Santa's Elf's will finish the floor for you???

That's what I'd do, but it may explain a few unfinished projects around here

[teakwood]

Wasn't there a guy on here a while back had to do a major bathroom remodel...

I think that was me and it was exactly one year ago between Christmas and new year and started with painting the house and then changed to paint the whole house inside and outside and do the bathroom also, so turned a quick one week project into 3 weeks!    till mid January, lol

great work ted!

[SawyerTed]

Actually I know Santa, he's a real beach bum, likes shrimp and grits, whole hog bbq, goes fishing regularly and only does home improvements because Mrs. Claus makes it worth his while 



He spends a lot of time near here and supervises the Elves through Zoom meetings!



Merry Christmas!🎄🎁