Holy fuck installing this hood fan is beyond a bitch... I'm fitting everything first before I do the backsplash (actually the g/f is doing the backsplash)

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Yea my hood fan was surprisingly difficult to install and I even had to have my welder buddy cut my shroud peices in order for it to fit. The fan itself is super highly reviewed for the price from Costco, however their customer service was shit, Ancona brand

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The island hood fans also are a bit harder cause you need everything perfectly in place as well as some heavy duty backing to mount it free floating. I'm super happy with the end result though

I have the same brand range hood (ancona), but the 36" wall-mount chimney style ones, originally bought at costco for like $600, then I found a guy on kijiji selling the same model nre for $350. :fuckyea:

I am happy with the hood especially for the price. Only thing is, the spec said 900cfm. It is no where near that...power is similar to your typical 500cfm hood. (i'd say average power, average noise)

Installation was quite easy on mine tho, just screw the 2 mounting bracket on the back wall, and hang the range hood on it...
I think it took 15-20min.

Is that your final setup? I don't quite understand, it looks like your stove is just floating in the middle of the room haha.

I am a bit surprised about the height of the hood - it looks a bit high, is that within range the manufacturer specified? It's amazing the difference in effectiveness a few inches of mounting height difference can make.

Mark

Finally the kitchen sink is installed and hooked up, thank fricken god I no longer have to wash dishes on my knees in my downstairs bathtub!!

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lastest kitchen design. Free standing stove island

Thats the part DIY'ers forget about. It takes way longer.

That's for sure, it honestly seemed like forever and I was straight up sick of washing dishes. This entire time we have still been cooking all of our food in the kitchen.

Lol nah not done yet the range is going to slide into the future island. It's going to be a big island that wraps around the range and into the dining room which is why it looks pretty weird right now.

The height is probably a bit deceiving due to the picture angle, for gas ranges the minimum distance is 33" but most recommend 34-36 as the heat. I beleive mine sits about 34.5 over the range and I wanted to go a bit higher than lower as I want to be able to look past the range into the dining room

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Any tips on how to deal with this? Basically feels like a "bubble" when I run my hand over it. The lighter part is where I tried sanding it down which didn't really help. Seems like it's a bad tape job or something. Do I just scrape it off, then tape and mud? Or can I just scrape it off, and, since it's a small area, just put some spackling over it?

yup that looks like it could be a bad tape job, only way to fix it would be to sand the entire area tape everything and paint it all again. It's a big job but if you only fix that already I bet the same thing will happen in other areas as well.

Haven't posted an update in a while since things have been so busy and haven't done much in the past couple of months.. The GF is staying and working DT all weekend and she was supposed to tile the back splash and washroom so I hired my sister bf to take care of it since he's a pro..

The gf is going to be shocked when she gets home Sunday, talk about a wicked surprise.

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I see those "subway" tiles on every home reno show.

because its cheap easy and they look nice, been spending lots and lots of cash and need to be smart with the money.

Just ordered new windows from Centra that are getting installed in Oct. Went for a new front door and french doors with blinds in them going to get the deck as well.

Awesome renovation!

I am looking for a good tiler to tile 3 of my bathrooms. Any recommendations?

Centra did all our windows and front door back in January, no complaints thus far, although I still need to get around to sanding down and painting the trim.

They seem like a really good company, wasn't the cheapest but the quality and
Warranty seem like one of the best. They gave us a tour around the factory and I was beyond impressed.

My sisters bf is a straight up pro, he does masonry by trade so he has tons of experience. He's pretty busy and I was only able to get him to help since he had some spare time. Still paid him full price as well lol

Just need to grout the floor and finally I will have an upstairs toilet.

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^ that makes my head hurt

Tiles look good. I don't know why your cabinet guy made that vanity proud of the wall though. The look should have been wall and the front of the drawer fronts on the same line.

It's a narrow wall and we wanted it to stick out a bit for more cupboard space, the the main reason why we went single vanity as well.

My kitchen reno isn't going to be nearly as baller as the others here, but heck I haven't even lived here a full year yet...so I get pass :P Had some good friends over last week to see the house and stay a couple nights, and when we first walked into the kitchen Anne announced "That wallpaper HAS to go!". Well, she wasn't wrong, it's not exactly "guy in his 30's", but I've had other priorities.

While I made dinner, Anne and Greg got to removing the wallpaper.
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The problem with these things, though, is they snowball. After I finished up the wallpaper removal the next day I went to buy the drywall compound to repair the damage. And then I'm going to have to paint. It seems this house thing is a bit like a project car...you know, while I'm in there...

For reference, here's the kitchen in my 90's home after I removed the wallpaper:
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Long term, I'd love to have a counter in between the dining room and the kitchen. I'm planning on building a live-edge dining room table, and the cost difference between a 38" wide piece and a 48" wide piece is significant. If I have a counter on one side, and my sideboard on the other, I can get away with a narrower table since the "food" is still close by without being in the middle of the table.

I've talked about knocking out the wall in between the kitchen and dining room, but that's a LONG term plan. I don't have the dollars, or the time, to be dealing with new floors, new ceiling, etc. My house has painted stucco in the kitchen, and california ceilings in the rest of the house...so to do work cutting up either means replacement. Flooring is laminate or engineered wood in the dining room, tile in the kitchen and carpet everywhere else.

BUT, now that I've torn out the wallpaper...I'm going to need to paint. Hmmmmmm....
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Love my Dewalt laser level...but it would appear my tripods are all at Warwick's place still, so I had to get creative on the living room side.
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I've skipped over the removal of the pocket doors, but lets just say they suck to remove. They will also cause me some issues in the supporting wall, which in this photo is the one on the left.
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And, here's the concept with a spare piece of live-edge I've got from another project. This one is only 18" wide, and I'll use at least a piece at least 21" wide for the counter. I think it's going to extend into the living room only enough that the whole edge is "over", so that I have maximum room in the kitchen for shelves underneath and maybe an overhang so I can eat breakfast on a stool.
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The pony wall is the main supporting wall for the house. That one is going to be a bit more of a challenge, as the pocket door framing hides the headers and I'm not really sure whats going on there yet. Have to build two supporting walls, and then start cutting out more drywall until I see whats going on.

Also really not sure how I'm going to have the two live edge counters meet at the corner...sort of making it up as I go along :P

just got my bath "kinda" finished as well...after 2 months FailFish
(Not really finished, just enough that I can actually use it)
definitely the most painful reno...compare to doing the floor, kitchen, stairs..etc

waiting for the frameless shower glass...tho i have been using the shower for more than a week. It is actually usable without the shower glass door. Just had to be careful I don't get too much water splash on to the drywall. I painted the wall & ceiling with 3 coats of BM Bath & Spa paint that is supposedly waterproof...but i doubt you can actually spray water on it.

The vanity is from ikea, had to do tons of hack to get a 1pc quartz countertop and aftermarket sinks to fit. And modify an extra vanity to make an open shelf to fill the space on tight to the wall.

Also ordered and waiting for a new vanity light and a big 1 piece mirror

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both of your reno's are looking great, jealous of your bathroom Ferra.. I couldn't go with a walk in shower since the gf needs her baths dammit lol

back splash is finally finished, just have to grout which we are going with an espresso brown to match the flooring (when ever we do that) and light fixtures.

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