When installing kitchen cabinet pulls, it is helpful to make a custom template or jig. This ensures the proper location for drilling the mounting holes for the cabinet pulls and knobs. Kitchen cabinets are expensive, be sure you mount the drawer knobs properly.
Undercounter appliances, such as a refrigerator or freezers, can installed in your kitchen. A counter depth refrigerator can match your kitchen cabinets. No one will know that what looks like drawers are actually an undercounter refrigerator or an under counter freezer.
Tim Carter demonstrates one way to install a cabinet in a tight wall cavity or cove.
There are many kitchen remodeling ideas that can save you money. Painting kitchen cabinets will save a bundle compared to replacing cabinets. Watching for sales will help lower the kitchen remodeling price.
The installation of hardwood flooring is a major project. Hardwood floors require special tools for installation. The floor must be level before the wood flooring is installed. Some flooring systems, such as floating hardwood flooring, don't get nailed to the floor below. The wood pieces interlock.
A fresh air intake directly next to water pipes can cause a frozen water pipe. The fresh air is required for today's HVAC systems. By redirecting the make-up air inlet down to the floor, you can provide some pipe freezing protection.
Marble cracks can develop if the marble flooring is placed directly on a concrete slab. A crack isolation membrane between the concrete and the marble tiles could have helped. Here is one way to repair cracked marble.
Granite makes a great countertop. When reviewing your kitchen countertop options, be sure to consider granite countertops. If you use granite tiles, you will need a granite countertop support system. A one-piece countertop doesn't require a support due to the granite countertop thickness.
There are countless ways to use sconce lighting in your home. Lighting wall sconces can be used outdoors as well as indoors. A wall sconce light has to be properly sized and located at the proper height.
Cabinet drawers in the kitchen will make life easier for you. Storage cabinet drawers, instead of cabinet shelves, allow easier access to your kitchen items, including pots and pan. Be sure to get ball-bearing cabinet drawer glides so the box drawers open smoothly even when loaded with heavy cook wear.
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