Kitchen Renovations - week 4

[turquoisedude]

You can't see a lot of big progress after this weekend's scramble, but we got a lot of little things done.
First and foremost was a parts hunt for the washer-dryer unit - I struck gold with a local supply house for belts and hoses but I still need to do some serious rewiring. I'll be posting in the Imperial forum about that...
Here's how the washer dryer looked after partial reassembly

 

[turquoisedude]

Picture didn't load - sorry!

Sorry about that! Here's the washer dryer combo

 

[turquoisedude]

Power issues resolved, well some anyway...

I got the all-in-one kitchen centre outlets wiring completed, but the breaker is not connected to the main breaker panel yet (waiting for a GFI breaker).

 

[turquoisedude]

but the fridge works now!

The new outlet for the LW11 wasn't getting any power - thank heavens it was a problem with a cable splice down in the basement... The thought of taking it down again was not appealing! The fridge runs great and wow, is it ever quiet!!

 

[turquoisedude]

Oh and so does the oven

The circuits for the range and washer/dryer combo were wired in this weekend, so I just had to test the range. I needed to calibrate the new thermostat, but it was pretty easy to do! Perfect 350 degree heat turned out these luscious cinnamon rolls Sunday morning!

 

[turquoisedude]

How the day ended

This is how far we got by the end of the day yesterday. We did a lot of little things like trim work, installing the brackets for the counter tops (still on order), putting in shelves, and removing some of the 30000 cubic metres of dust in the rest of the house! Things are going to slow down a bit now since hubby in off to South America on business for the next three weeks, but I should still be able to install some fixtures and with any luck, the plumber will be able to hook up the sink and dishwasher on the all-in-one unit.
It's coming along nicely and I just can't wait until it is all done!!

 

[JerseyMike]

Wow. I'm impressed. It's going to look very nice when it's done. Hopefully, the worst is over.

Mike

 

[gansky1]

WOW!

What a transformation!

 

[frigilux]

I can't even BEGIN to imagine taking on such a project! It's going to be an amazing kitchen when it's done. That GE lineup is to die for. I second Greg's opinion: WOW!!

 

[58limited]

WOW! That is turnng out great!

 

[perc-o-prince]

WOW!!!

That's all I have to say

Rich

 

[petek]

Wow is right

Now I do want to remind you, your husband actually, the deal is as we agreed that he gets paid only when he returns from S.America with irefutable proof of this mans existance down there. Okay?

 

[classiccaprice]

Paul,

I thought of you this weekend when I was watching "Spice up my kitchen" on HGTV. The house that was remodeled had the remnants of a GE kitchen center like you have, though the only original part left was the stove.... I still hated to see it go, I wish they'd advertise these old appliances for parts!

Is it just me or does everyone else usually like the before better on these kitchen remodel shows?

 

[tlee618]

I have to agree, WOW you have really been busy. I can't wait to see the kitchen center when you have it all installed. Thanks for sharing.

 

[sdlee]

very nice

loookin goood as chico would say....

I agree classicaprice...I often think why didnt they just leave it alone.Id like to see a show called "back dating" as oppossed to "up dating". Tourquoisedudes remodle here would be a good show opener.

 

[turquoisedude]

Thanks for the encouragement!

I may be getting ahead of myself, but I am really hoping to throw a 'kitchen warming' party when this is all done.
I'm with classicaprice about those decor shows where the before kitchen is way more interesting than the the after one! So tragic about the GE Kitchen Centre getting ripped out... I so need a replacement thermostat for the washer/dryer! SIGH!
Oh, and because he's not in town and won't object too much, here's a photo of hubby taken last summer when we were building the new garage (not the best photo and I had to crop it to fit on the board!).
The look on his face is not dissimilar to the ones I get when I tell him, "You know how I have always wanted a (insert brand name) in turquoise??"

 

[petek]

pray he doesn't look at this website on his own time or you're in big kaka I'll bet.. LOL

 

[turquoisedude]

Oh yeah, he'd be steamed! He does check the board once in a while and objects to the 'bad press' he gets about his putting his foot down on potential new acquisitions... lol

 

[classiccaprice]

On a related note, I was looking around on retrorenovation.com and saw this 1957 GE Refrigeration Center... I recognize the top portion in turquoise, but what's on the bottom... is that a freezer?