Bigbore500r
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Everybody loves hanging out in kitchens......
May have bit of more than we can chew, but we decided to take the plunge and remodel the kitchen at the riverhouse. The cabinet doors were starting to come apart and the general layout didn't leave much room to entertain, given the amount of people we usually end up with crammed in there.
Part of the problem with the layout was that the garage door was in the middle of the kitchen, and everyone swings that 36" door open to go get to the ice maker or garage fridge (beer fridge) every 2.5 seconds. The other issue, is that the area on the other side of the island was too tight for a proper table setup, so you ended up banging chairs together and there was no way to get by when everyone is sitting at the island and the table.
BEFORE -
THE PLAN
WEEKEND #1 - DEMO
I met my partners up there this weekend and between us and a friend we were able to put a pretty big dent in the project. Luckily the 4 of us have overlapping skillsets when it comes to construction - One of us is a GC and jack of all trades, one runs a security / low voltage company and is handy with electrical, Im a former finish carpenter and our buddy is an electrician and all-around bad ass.
By the time I got up there, I pulled up in the driveway and saw that the garage wall was missing and I know there was no turning back....lol
Before much can happen, we had to assess the load bearing properties of the wall and ceiling. Luckily, the joists turned out to be pre-fab trusses and load is carried by the outside walls. Nonetheless, we did notice that there was a significant sag in the ceiling that we wanted to get rid of , and the existing top-plate of the wall we were eliminating had a bow to it, most likely caused by too-short of cripple blocking above the door header and a sagging truss.
The plan is to sister up some 2x12x12 along the trusses that have a bow, and pump them up a bit with a floor jack, then nail them off to get rid of the bow. Then, we will relocate the wall and that wall will get 4x12 across the head to help keep trusses in line / level and transfer any load to the foundation stem walls instead of only on the slab. The trusses run clear across from one end of the house to the other, so moving the wall should not be an issue and it doesn't have any shear value in its current configuration.
This would have been easier if I remembered to bring a floor jack....
Selfie.....
New wall / beam in place and old wall out.....
New doorway located and in progress......
We wrapped up and prepared to demo the rest of the kitchen the next morning.
More demo
Now were getting somewhere....
Real problems require real solutions......
The island is moving, so the plumbing and power have to be dug up
I think he likes it! Hey Mikey!
This is about as far as we got. We managed to saw cut the concrete back to the new wall so we can run power and move plumbing, and the garage door got re-hung in its new location. More to come in 2 weeks. Yes, actually 2 weeks........
Im really sore. Despite what others may tell you, i haven't been on my knees in a while!
TO BE CONTINUED...
May have bit of more than we can chew, but we decided to take the plunge and remodel the kitchen at the riverhouse. The cabinet doors were starting to come apart and the general layout didn't leave much room to entertain, given the amount of people we usually end up with crammed in there.
Part of the problem with the layout was that the garage door was in the middle of the kitchen, and everyone swings that 36" door open to go get to the ice maker or garage fridge (beer fridge) every 2.5 seconds. The other issue, is that the area on the other side of the island was too tight for a proper table setup, so you ended up banging chairs together and there was no way to get by when everyone is sitting at the island and the table.
BEFORE -
THE PLAN
- Relocate the garage door to the adjacent hallway / livingroom area
- Widen the kitchen by 6'
- Create a larger center island for sitting / serving food
- Create enough space for a proper bar
WEEKEND #1 - DEMO
I met my partners up there this weekend and between us and a friend we were able to put a pretty big dent in the project. Luckily the 4 of us have overlapping skillsets when it comes to construction - One of us is a GC and jack of all trades, one runs a security / low voltage company and is handy with electrical, Im a former finish carpenter and our buddy is an electrician and all-around bad ass.
By the time I got up there, I pulled up in the driveway and saw that the garage wall was missing and I know there was no turning back....lol
Before much can happen, we had to assess the load bearing properties of the wall and ceiling. Luckily, the joists turned out to be pre-fab trusses and load is carried by the outside walls. Nonetheless, we did notice that there was a significant sag in the ceiling that we wanted to get rid of , and the existing top-plate of the wall we were eliminating had a bow to it, most likely caused by too-short of cripple blocking above the door header and a sagging truss.
The plan is to sister up some 2x12x12 along the trusses that have a bow, and pump them up a bit with a floor jack, then nail them off to get rid of the bow. Then, we will relocate the wall and that wall will get 4x12 across the head to help keep trusses in line / level and transfer any load to the foundation stem walls instead of only on the slab. The trusses run clear across from one end of the house to the other, so moving the wall should not be an issue and it doesn't have any shear value in its current configuration.
This would have been easier if I remembered to bring a floor jack....
Selfie.....
New wall / beam in place and old wall out.....
New doorway located and in progress......
We wrapped up and prepared to demo the rest of the kitchen the next morning.
More demo
Now were getting somewhere....
Real problems require real solutions......
The island is moving, so the plumbing and power have to be dug up
I think he likes it! Hey Mikey!
This is about as far as we got. We managed to saw cut the concrete back to the new wall so we can run power and move plumbing, and the garage door got re-hung in its new location. More to come in 2 weeks. Yes, actually 2 weeks........
Im really sore. Despite what others may tell you, i haven't been on my knees in a while!
TO BE CONTINUED...
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