evan9381 Posted May 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 update - between friday and saturday, i got 3 estimates for countertops. 2 places were right within $50 of each other. then i had a company come out, quoted me about $300 less than companies A and B, for granite, 60/40 undermount sink, installation, taxes, etc. the only problem was he said they couldnt install until mid june. i played him a bit, gave him the "ugh, i dont know if i can wait an extra 3 weeks over companies A and B to save a few hundred bucks"...gives me the "let me call the office real quick"...speaking in some asian language, gets off the phone and said they have a piece of the stuff i want at their office, and if i wanted to come in monday and look at it, if i like it, they can have me done by end of month. if not, i would have to go to stonemart on the west side, find a slab i liked and it'd be 5 weeks. so i go in today, i can see about 6" of the side of one (other piece in front of it)...i get them to move the blocking piece, and when i see the slab, its absolutely baller. i would rank it within the top 3 of slabs i have seen in this specific granite. of course, i told them i'd take it. i was fully expecting a half ass piece and waiting 5 weeks. was i ever surprised. so heres a crappy cell phone pic of my slab i snapped. its a dark picture, the light color in most of it is a cream/beige, its got brown, black, and silver marbled in, and in very small sections (barely noticeable unless you look for it), you can see some pinkish-purple flecks. not much though http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/granite.jpg?t=1273549872 so i can get trim work done this weekend, countertops by end of month, and i'll be about done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 this build thread/project sucks...needs mooore pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted May 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 pics are about as updated as it gets. ive got a jimmy rigged sink and no countertops. lol. once everything is buttoned up, i get door hardware on, etc, ill post the final product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf169 Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 damn thats alot of remodleing glad it turned out pretty good man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoolme Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 What a difference between old and new. Looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf169 Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 plan on remodleing anything else here soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted May 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 not right off the bat. my full bath needs it bad though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 so...2 weeks since i updated. damn got a couple small things done in that time, but yesterday, my granite finally came in and got installed. holy **** i can't believe how much i love it. colors are so rich, undermount sink FTW, new faucet is sweet (no pics since i just did the faucet an hour ago)... but heres the granite pics.. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3262-1.jpg?1274934801 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3263-1.jpg?1274934801 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3264-1.jpg?1274934801 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3265.jpg?1274935004 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3266.jpg?1274935004 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3267.jpg?1274935004 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3268.jpg?1274935004 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3269.jpg?1274935004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 and the new faucet. very simple and modern...should work out nicely http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3270.jpg?1274939769 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3272.jpg?1274939769 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOLLAR BILL Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 good job i need my kitchen redone now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted June 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 more done...figures it takes me weeks to finish up a couple days worth of work. time > me got all the door hardware in last week, and today i finally got the under cabinet lights put in. holy **** theres a lot of light now. first pic to show the cabinet hardware a little better. second to show the lighting...and excuse the mess. finished up with all of that and went right into cooking dinner http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3281.jpg?1275886411 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3283.jpg?1275886411 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOWLX Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Looks good We just did are kitchen also New Appliances,Pergo Flooring,New Cabinets with Help from Some friends But it was a experience but fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 looking pretty baller man, great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted June 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 thanks...more to do, i just cant wait til its DONE and i have nothing left to do...might be able to get trim work done this week, and that should be close to everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted June 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 trim done, and skins hung, finally. all i have left now is to touch up some paint in the kitchen where the stained trim transferred onto the walls, sand the wall on the living room side, paint, reinstall door bell, hand rail up the steps, couple covers, etc i can consider it done at this point though. lol http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3292.jpg?1276385634 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3293.jpg?1276385634 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_3294.jpg?1276385634 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 Still haven't put GFI's in your kitchen it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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