Have my entire kitchen/dining room drywall ripped out... back to the
studs.


What should I be doing now that I am not thinking of.. or better
stated.. what have those of you who have finished kitchens said.. I
wish I would have thought of this.. or done this when I had the place
wide open.

In article . com, "Jack" wrote:
Have my entire kitchen/dining room drywall ripped out... back to the
studs.


What should I be doing now that I am not thinking of.. or better
stated.. what have those of you who have finished kitchens said.. I
wish I would have thought of this.. or done this when I had the place
wide open.

Insulate.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

"Jack" wrote in message
ups.com...
Have my entire kitchen/dining room drywall ripped out... back to the
studs.


What should I be doing now that I am not thinking of.. or better
stated.. what have those of you who have finished kitchens said.. I
wish I would have thought of this.. or done this when I had the place
wide open.


Whats on the other side of the wall, good time to update those receptacles
or plumbing as well. Be careful not to open a fire wall between the kitchen
and garage.

Main thing is to have enough branch circuits and receptacles (in the right
spots) to satisfy code+. Dedicated valves for the dishwasher and ice maker
would be nice too. Don't forget the phone, cable, intercom and internet
wires.

Wiring or transformers for undercabmet lighting should be considered as well
as the locations for the switches (3 way, one for each entry)

Also be sure to install any additional blocking to support the range hood or
wall mounted microwave oven now.

"Jack" wrote in news:1146180307.537670.83300
@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

What should I be doing now that I am not thinking of.. or better
stated.. what have those of you who have finished kitchens said.. I
wish I would have thought of this.. or done this when I had the place
wide open.

After you have done evrything suggested by PipeDown, get someone in to
spray rhe walls with foam insulation. Airtight, with no vapour barrier
needed.

How about RG6 and power into a cabinet for one of those under-cabinet
LCD TVs.

And a hood fan with a duct that actually exhausts outside.


-rev

Eat in kitchen? run appropriate speaker wire to the upper corners.
Someday, she will want classical surround sound as she reads the
morning paper. Trust me on this.

Humm interesting nobody mentioned this...

But while all the studs are exposed I would sure as
hell make sure that the walls are nice and flat.
Any irregularities can show themselves when installing
the cabinets.

I would also consider a new installation windows while I am
at it. Depending on location think about an exhaust fan and
its wiring.

I would wire it all to code... You'll end up having a few new circuits
going to the panel. Consider different lighting in there.
Insulation (as others stated) wouldnt be a bad idea at all.
Consider a new 3 way wire to the ceiling fan (if you have one)

What's on the other side of the kitchen walls??? Want any
outlets or anything else on those walls?????

I would change out ANY old valves with new ones. If you
use natural gas for the stove, consider changing that valve too.

Only other thing I would suggest is taking pics with the digital camera
along the way. Its good to have before, in the middle and after pics.

Tom