| RE:Home improvement (not tim alan) |
Subject: RE:Home improvement (not tim alan) by jsup on 2008/2/1 2:42:32 I don't think any of that stuff is all that hard. I also think that finding the RIGHT person to do the work is difficult. If the people installing the stuff are contractors, not direct get their paychecks from the place, run, run as fast as you can. Cabinets are not real difficult to install, however they are difficult to do RIGHT. everything has to be square, plum, and level. You'll go through a lot of shims on the base cabinets, the top ones are quite a bit easier IMO. What we did was get a 1X5 and cut the sheetrock out and screwed the 1X5 directly to the studs. Then you put up a level strip, lay the top cabinets on that, and screw to said 1X5. The base cabinets will be a bitch if the floors and walls aren't level. Buy a lot of shims, a 2 foot, 4 foot, and 6 foot level. It's not that hard, but remember, you have to LIVE THERE while it's all happening. Cabinets are a two weekend job. |
