Kitchen renovation by hook or crook

[410001661]

We had a small fire in our kitchen a couple of weeks back - no one hurt and smoke detectors and a fire extinguisher saved the day. If you do not have an extinguisher guys please get one and keep it handy as it saved the day and prevented more damage.

Anyway we went from replacing some appliances and some cabinets to a complete gut job in the middle of a pandemic (hopefully closer to the end of the pandemic). 3 days of demolition and the ceiling is down outside walls down to the studs, ceramic pounded out, two walls and a beam are completely removed opening the kitchen to the dining room and living room. I need to rough in the wiring this weekend as the drywallers are coming Thursday. Next is the new floor and then 10 week wait for cabinets - patience is not my strong suit.

Any flooring guys on here?

[WillieBeno]

I think you forgot some thing in the ceiling when you removed the beam, you need to carry the load with an LVL.

[410001661]

I think you forgot some thing in the ceiling when you removed the beam, you need to carry the load with an LVL.

Good catch!

No we did that.....hard to see but we did it on each side of the beam and spread the load over 4 LVL's and 2 beams.

I did a second floor renovation about 10 years back and they strung new LVL's and beams supporting the stair case the width of the room to support the second floor. The existing 2x6 ceiling is just supporting the drywall now.

[mosquito]

I did the cottage kitchen last summer, as long as you pick a good padding and the floor is fairly level the vinyl laminates are fairly easy to fit for a DIY and look pretty good with a variety of colours.

While it is open, take good pictures so you know what is behind, take measurements and add a few extra plugs or potlights. Pictures showing the measurements help too.

[rick_iles]

Don’t cheap out if going vinyl. I’ve heard stories of joint separation with some cheaper stuff. I have no first hand experience though. I went ceramic tile when I did my kitchen years ago...

[mosquito]

Don’t cheap out if going vinyl. I’ve heard stories of joint separation with some cheaper stuff. I have no first hand experience though. I went ceramic tile when I did my kitchen years ago...

The cheap stuff is usually UGLY, don't use that, for a bit more you can get some that has tight seams, comfortable to the feet and once locked in last for years.

Ceramic floor I have done too, it looked OK but every mistake I could see for years after and was annoyed... get someone else to do it! Ceramic tile in the kitchen is unforgiving though, hardwood or laminate will still break a glass usually but not always like on ceramic and the wood/laminate don't shatter if you drop a cast iron fry pan or meat tenderizer or something steel and heavy on them. Hardwoods will shrink a bit too and you can end up with end or edge gaps

[trimmer21]

We did our kitchen and bathrooms 5 years ago with porcelain tile. It's beautiful stuff and easy to work with. The under lay floor was beefed up with 3/4" plywood,under cloth,then,tiles were set in thin set. Grouting was a breeze. The downside is that it's unforgiving like concrete. Drop anything glass or ceramic and kiss it good-bye. It even dented a skillet I dropped. There's no second bounce. If you slip and fall on it,it's gonna hurt. If I had it to do over,I would stick with wood flooring. It's flexible,softer to walk on and much warmer on bare feet.

[Birdbuff]

If it’s in the budget get in floor heating under the tile. The stuff we used was like a thin mat we rolled out over the thin set. Then tile over. Makes a big difference in the cooler months. Especially when most of the time is spent in the kitchen and dining area.

[trimmer21]

If it’s in the budget get in floor heating under the tile. The stuff we used was like a thin mat we rolled out over the thin set. Then tile over. Makes a big difference in the cooler months. Especially when most of the time is spent in the kitchen and dining area.

20/20 hindsight for sure. I wish I'd done that,at least,in the on-suite bathroom.

[oaknut]

If going with a vinyl style floor I would use the tarkett fibrefloor. Well, to be honest, I wouldn't use vinyl when tile can be had for near the same.

I spent the start of the winter piling in 18 hour days in our place, trim, drywall, 2nd bath, custom pine floor upstairs, ash floor downstairs and tile in the bathrooms. Sold it yesterday...... ahaaaa

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