Post by redneck joe on Jul 25, 2017 14:48:23 GMT
once i figure out pics i'll post them up as well
We had the 90’s golden oak cabinets that didn’t go all the way to the ceiling. Great custom made quality but out dated and the arches on the doors not our style. So I hired a cabinet builder to build boxes to add to the top now all the way to the ceiling and he made new doors to cover – so it looks like original cabinets to the ceiling. I installed and painted the boxes I had him spray the doors.
Also added a small open cabinet he made to slide my cutting boards into. Also converted an open base cabinet to a door with sliding base for trash/recycle.
Also took down the over the stove micro we added a few years ago and installed a semi commercial vent with custom cabinet around it. The motor will be remote up in the attic so almost no noise and 1250 CFM air handling. Compare to about 2-300 CFM on the normal stove vent. I’m stoked on this one but haven’t spent much time in the attic with all this heat other than a quick wiring job for some new lights. The box itself (with the lighting) is in just not fan to suck yet.
To replace the micro we bought a basic one from wally world and rather than sit on the counter I used commercial black iron pipe and stanchions to hand under the cabinet. Still need to trim that out with some of my 100+ year old barn wood I built the bar top out of. It turned out really cool industrial cool and the area underneath is perfect for sliding plates of chopped food when prepping for cooking dinner – think taco night everything is cut, protected and out of the way until needed.
Last piece I need to do this week(end) is add a recessed spice rack above the stove. Going to use the barn wood for that as well and it will hold 75% of all my spices/oils. Because the new vent is made for rich folks 15” deep wall cabinet (standard is 12”) I cut into the wall and removed a stud so I could set back the hood 3” so it only sticks out about ~.75” from the ones next to it rather than the 3”. I did the same for the new box over the sink so it would balance. My small contribution to OCD.
We had the 90’s golden oak cabinets that didn’t go all the way to the ceiling. Great custom made quality but out dated and the arches on the doors not our style. So I hired a cabinet builder to build boxes to add to the top now all the way to the ceiling and he made new doors to cover – so it looks like original cabinets to the ceiling. I installed and painted the boxes I had him spray the doors.
Also added a small open cabinet he made to slide my cutting boards into. Also converted an open base cabinet to a door with sliding base for trash/recycle.
Also took down the over the stove micro we added a few years ago and installed a semi commercial vent with custom cabinet around it. The motor will be remote up in the attic so almost no noise and 1250 CFM air handling. Compare to about 2-300 CFM on the normal stove vent. I’m stoked on this one but haven’t spent much time in the attic with all this heat other than a quick wiring job for some new lights. The box itself (with the lighting) is in just not fan to suck yet.
To replace the micro we bought a basic one from wally world and rather than sit on the counter I used commercial black iron pipe and stanchions to hand under the cabinet. Still need to trim that out with some of my 100+ year old barn wood I built the bar top out of. It turned out really cool industrial cool and the area underneath is perfect for sliding plates of chopped food when prepping for cooking dinner – think taco night everything is cut, protected and out of the way until needed.
Last piece I need to do this week(end) is add a recessed spice rack above the stove. Going to use the barn wood for that as well and it will hold 75% of all my spices/oils. Because the new vent is made for rich folks 15” deep wall cabinet (standard is 12”) I cut into the wall and removed a stud so I could set back the hood 3” so it only sticks out about ~.75” from the ones next to it rather than the 3”. I did the same for the new box over the sink so it would balance. My small contribution to OCD.