Originally Posted by nightfighter (Post 1206328)

Who makes that compass/scribing tool? I have always had a love/hate relationship with my cheap compass...

Originally Posted by Rmarsh (Post 1206117)

The trend for sure has been towards painted cabinets ....mostly linen white but also some greys and blues.
Still have some customers that like that dark stain...I dont....shows every speck of dust....and the tiniest of scratches!
My wife also ....wants the kitchen cabinets that i custom built 30 years ago...ash with a light stain ..painted now. Have you gotten any quotes or would you diy.???
Micro drawer is in the island cabinets on some of these kitchens... like you mentioned....most don't want the old combination hood fan microwave over the stove anymore....and put the stainless chimney hood instead.
Another option is a wall cabinet with an open shelf they make for the mw.
You can see it in the last picture next to the fridge.
Got another stairway to finish starting tomorrow....
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Originally Posted by Slipknot (Post 1206325)

Cool :kewl: It's always best to have the place to yourself when doing stairs that is for sure. Looking good
Merry Christmas

Originally Posted by piemma (Post 1206346)

I love your comments. All our kitchen cabinets are custom made....40 years ago. The guy who built them died 25 years ago and they are a work of art. The amazing thing is 15 years ago (and they were stained) my wife had me paint them linen white. Horrendous job as there are 23 doors. Took each one off prepped with Kills' oil based paint and then I forget how many coats of paint but they still look beautiful.
I also found your comment that micro over the stove are out. We never did it as we have 2 cabinets over the hood over the stove.
Question: What is a micro draw?

Originally Posted by Rmarsh (Post 1206338)

Ross...had this pair for over forty years....General Tools I think....hard to find in stores now...
Starrett Tools makes a nice one but kind of expensive.
A quick search on line i saw Stanley # 41-017 compass divider same as what I use
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Originally Posted by spence (Post 1206370)

I don’t know why you’re so anal with the cuts, can’t you caulk up to like a quarter inch?

:hidin:

Any time you want to rehab my 160 year old staircase just let me know.
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Originally Posted by Rmarsh (Post 1206357)

Its a microwave oven that opens like a drawer....goes in a base cabinet....lot of times in the island base ...food is top loaded.
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Originally Posted by spence (Post 1206370)

I don’t know why you’re so anal with the cuts, can’t you caulk up to like a quarter inch?

:hidin:

Any time you want to rehab my 160 year old staircase just let me know.
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Originally Posted by Guppy (Post 1206389)

One of my sons is fixin up his kitchen , thought he’d make new doors, add fascia with crown and spray paint water base lacquer.. uppers are done ( work in progress... :-)

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Originally Posted by Rmarsh (Post 1206417)

Nice work......I think there could be huge market for this kind of job right now.

Originally Posted by nightfighter (Post 1206369)

Thank you, sir.

Originally Posted by Rmarsh (Post 1206305)

To fit treads to the skirtboard....which is seldom going to be a perfect 90 degree cut...i cut them about half an inch longer...then scribe them. This gets the length and cut at once.

Originally Posted by piemma (Post 1206414)

WOW! Thank you. I have never seen one.

Originally Posted by trevier (Post 1206510)

nice job. What I can't stand is cheap builders not putting in any humidifiers in a house then all the tight wood working shrinks outta sight. Baffles me all the time.

Originally Posted by PaulS (Post 1206515)

Sharp makes all of them. They even make one for Bosch. bought one about two weeks ago for my kitchen remodel. About $1,300.
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Originally Posted by Rmarsh (Post 1206536)

Our walls and ceilings are skim coat plaster....that creates a lot of humidity.

We run one dehumidifier in the basement and one on first floor.
Heavy duty commercial units. Biggest problem can be new hardwood flooring s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g up moister after it gets installed. Also this time of year we get forced hot air heat running ahead of starting the finish....and let flooring acclimate for three days minimum.

Originally Posted by nightfighter (Post 1206562)

This is why I hate these TV shows that have to have a remodel done in a week, or some other outrageous time frame. I have had to tell clients that this is not a half hour TV show.... Sometimes the universe just speaks to us and says; Not happening today! Be it the heat, the moisture, the flooring that has to acclimate....or a sub that doesn't show or want to play ball.... it is an inexact science.

Or shipping! I just got my special order email on December 2 for the decking I need to finish the last 17 inches of my deck. Except they sent me more square edge and I want the grooved to continue. They still billed me for grooved and longer lengths I ordered, a 26% overcharge for the wrong order!!!! It's just been a special year....

Originally Posted by nightfighter (Post 1206562)

This is why I hate these TV shows that have to have a remodel done in a week, or some other outrageous time frame. I have had to tell clients that this is not a half hour TV show.... Sometimes the universe just speaks to us and says; Not happening today! Be it the heat, the moisture, the flooring that has to acclimate....or a sub that doesn't show or want to play ball.... it is an inexact science.....

Originally Posted by PaulS (Post 1206619)

Just knocked down the wall between my old kitchen and dining room and the beam put in. They had to move the 2 registers which were in the wall each facing a different room). They put them in the floors in front of the windows. Wife said she wished they were in the walls. I told her most new construction has them in the floors. Is it more common to put them in the wall or in the floor? Thanks

Originally Posted by Guppy (Post 1206560)

Winter builds suck... :-)

Oak gets delivered right after plaster and raining...
We stacks the oak and wraps in a poly tent and adds a dehumidifier ,,,, checked it several times with the meter..

Gets a phone call at some point... hey Ray, the bottom of the slider is sliding out of the house... :-)
I guess I got the oak dry enough... LOL

Originally Posted by Rmarsh (Post 1206616)

Ross...I cant watch those remodeling/building shows without laughing. Do people really think that crap is real? I recall an episode showing a homeowner preparing to sand their own hardwood floors......they start the big walk behind sander...like they're actually going to do it......camera cuts to machine running.....and sanding begins....thats when you can see a pair of work boots walking behind the machine that obviously belong to a seasoned professional. Lots of other fake stuff

Originally Posted by nightfighter (Post 1206646)

When I interview with a new client(s) and find out they have not experienced a major renovation project like a kitchen or bath, I like to tell them there are two stages to such a project; Great anticipation, and Lord, when will this end?

Originally Posted by Hookedagain (Post 1206645)

This is worse than finding out Santa Claus isn't real.....these shows are not real?!?! I try to explain this to my wife when she thinks we can do a project in a weekend.

Originally Posted by Hookedagain (Post 1206645)

This is worse than finding out Santa Claus isn't real.....these shows are not real?!?! I try to explain this to my wife when she thinks we can do a project in a weekend.