Ikea Kitchen Remodel at Newkirk Painting Plus, Columbus, Ohio

I didn’t get a before shot of this but we removed the cookie monster blue carpeting from the stairs. Although not kitchen related, it was ripe for the pickins.

Here we’ve added some drywall and moved some outlets.

Here’s another angle. The fridge is going into this location along with a 36″ floor and wall cabinet.

Another shot of drywall.

This is a blog created to document our Ikea Kitchen Remodel. It is currently in reverse chronological order. Skim through it and check out our progress. Oh Yeah!

Here’s Uncle Jerry working on a transition strip. Check out that hat!

Here’s the finished product.

El piso es almost finito. Here are some shots. Y no es mojado.

Floor should be finished tomorrow.

Here are some shots of the new floor installation. It’s going a lot smoother with the floor from Lowe’s. We had to ditch the Ikea floor. Overall, this is a better floor choice than the Tundra Maple from Ikea which would have probably been too light. This flooring is oak and made by Pergo.

Don’t be fooled by the pieces of flooring laying on top of the floor. This floor is going together very nicely.

Again, that’s a spare piece of flooring on top of the floor so don’t be fooled by it.

So you’re doing a kitchen remodel? You’ve planned out the new kitchen, got your cabinets picked out, new flooring, etc., but have you spent any time figuring out what to do with all the old cabinets, countertops, and debris created from this huge remodel project?

What can we do with this stuff besides throw it away?

1. Old cabinets make great storage in the garage and basement. You can add your old cabinets to your garage or basement and increase your storage space. I considered this and kept a couple of my old cabinets for just that purpose.

2. Sell or give your cabinets to others via craigslist.org. I did this and sure enough someone was beating down a path to get them. She asked if I would hold them for her. Of course, I said I would try but couldn’t guarantee that they would still be there as I offered them first come, first serve. This only made her come sooner. She needed them to add to her apartment which was short on kitchen cabinets. It sounded a bit odd to me but I was happy not to ask any questions.

3. Sell cabinets to a scrap metal recycler. I had metal cabinets and considered this option as well.

4. When all else fails, trash ‘em. Here in Columbus, you can’t throw construction debris in your trash can. I had too much debris to dispose of that way anyways. I have rented dumpsters in the past but generally don’t like working around a dumpster for a week or so. They are huge and take up a lot of valuable space. If you have plenty of space and don’t mind the eyesore then rent one. It’s probably the best way to go for getting rid of debris.

You can try to haul it off yourself but you run some risks. If any debris flies out of your truck and damages another vehicle, you are liable. You risk a $500 or so littering fine as well or just at ticket for improperly transporting such materials. Generally, you need to secure your load and cover it in Ohio so that none flies out. Taking such trash to the dump yourself can save you a few bucks but make sure you do it right. Finally, city dumps are rarely pleasant places to visit. Keep these things in mind if you initially balk at a $200 dumpster rental fee.

This photo is actually day 4 but it shows all the cabinets gone and we have been stripped down to nothing here.

But Uncle Jer wouldn’t leave us without a makeshift sink to get by on for a while. The dishwasher, stove and fridge are still hooked up and running so life ain’t all bad. By the way, the free-floating dishwasher is a bit front heavy. We found that out the hard way.

Here we are framing out a wall and a soffit. The fridge will go to the right of that wall and the cabinets under the soffit.

We visited Ikea for most of this day and came up with some computerized plans – a 3d layout and overhead layout as well as a printout of everything we will need. We also picked up the new floor while we were down there.

I thought I’d get another shot of the original flooring just for illustration’s sake.

And since it was being cut to hell so that we could relocate the stove. We had a licensed plumber move the gas line.

The puzzler – now how did this go back together?

That wood cabinet sure photos good. It just lifted right out of the floor. You can see how it just ate up the space in the kitchen. Notice the flooring. The wood floor doesn’t look that good in reality. Damn it! Everything is trying to look good before it gets scrapped.

Here’s where the other half of the wood cabinet resided. Both halves had been there quite a while.

And the cabinets go bye bye. How about that nice yellow paint. Wait until you see the original flooring.

Ok, we scraped up the vinyl tiles, the linoleum, some sub-flooring and here we are down to the bone. Actually, I kind of liked the original stuff for a few seconds.

More flooring going away.

The plastic faux bricks being removed from chimney. These were about 3/8″ thick and were just glued on. Brilliant! They photo much better than they really look.

Here’s a shot with all the upper cabinets gone on this wall along with the backsplash.

The chimney area has been stripped of the plastic faux bricks. We are making progress!

A kitchen remodel begins with a plan. Uncle Jer came over and spent a solid day working up a plan. Despite that, the best laid plans often go astray and we have revised the plan several times. We also had a conversation about scrapping the plan altogether and embarking on some additional renovations like moving doors and windows and such. Luckily, we saw the light and decided against such craziness.

If you are interested, here are the kitchen plans. I’ve forgotten what draft this was but it wasn’t the first and it sho wasn’t the last.