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Soft Contemporary (2 of 4): Installing Odd-Shaped Cabinets From "Kitchen Renovations" episode DKTN-111

	In this week 's episode of Kitchen Renovations, host Paul Ryan starts a four-part project that involves converting this old, outdated kitchen ...
	into this beautiful new soft contemporary kitchen ...
	that's a perfect place for a young couple to entertain!
	The "pink" countertops definitely had to go according to the homeowners.
	Here's the old layout, and when designer Lisa Loushin-Crocker was through working her magic ...
	she suggested this new light, spacious and airy layout!

In this segment host Paul Ryan host Paul Ryan shows the homeowners how to determine cut measurements for odd-shaped cabinets. The cuts are made and the corner sink is installed.

Materials and Tools:

For Painting --

Drop clothes
Painter's tape
Rollers and brushes
Paint tray and liners
Primer and paint
Box of rags

For Cabinet Installation --

Cabinet inventory list
Cabinets
Map of desired floor plan
Safety glasses
Pencil
Tape measure
4' level
6' level
Framing square
1" spade bit
4" hole saw bit
Cordless drill
Wood shims
1-1/2" stock fill piece of wood that comes with cabinets
Clamps
Drill
Vix bit for pilot holes
1-1/4" screws
3" panhead wood screws
Impact driver
Appropriate screw bit
Cardboard shims (for countertop clearance)

For Constructing Box Frame Behind Cabinets

Safety glasses
Tape measure
3" screws
Extension cord
Chop saw
4 pieces of 2x4 (cut to width of cabinet)
4 pieces of 2x4 (cut to needed bump out depth)
Impact driver
Appropriate screw bit

For Countertop Templating

Safety glasses
Pencil
3" wide luan strips
Hot glue gun
Glue sticks
Tape measure
Circular saw

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

Priming and Painting Walls

1. Tape off the trim with painter's tape.

2. Put down drops of paper on the flooring.

3. Prime areas that were patched.

4. Paint walls with selected paint.

   Installing Irregular Shaped Cabinets

5. Start with the most difficult cabinet and the rest will build off of the location of this corner piece (figure A).

6. Create a square for the cabinet. Extend imaginary lines from the corner of the cabinets to create a square (figure B).

7. Measure the distance from one side to the other side, and transfer this square to the floor.

8. Measure from both walls the location of water supply lines and drain pipe. Both vertical and horizontal measurements are needed.

9. Transfer these measurements to the back and floor of the cabinet. Mark with a pencil to prep for cutting.

10. Do the same measuring for the drain pipe.

11. Use a 1" spade bit (figure C) and a jigsaw to cut out holes.

12. Lift and lower the cabinet carefully over the pipes, feeding them though the holes you just cut.

13. Slide cabinet back tight into corner.

In the next segment, Ryan and the homeowners continue working with the cabinets, and Ryan demonstrates a trick for adjusting cabinets to level. The island is built out of two cabinets.

RESOURCES :

Skil
Robert Bosch Tool Corp.
Website: www.skiltools.com

Stanley Tools Information
Stanley Tools/Works
Website: www.stanleyworks.com

Fiskars (Bucket Boss Division)
Fiskars Bucket Boss Division
Website: www.bucketboss.com

Makita Products
Makita USA Inc.
Website: www.makita.com

Paslode Nail Guns
Paslode
Website: www.paslode.com

Wolfcraft Products

Wolfcraft Inc.
Itasca, IL 60143
Phone: 630-773-4777
Fax: 630-773-4805
Website: www.wolfcraft.com

Semi-Custon Cabinetry (Wood-Mode, Inc.)

Brand name: Brookhaven
Color: Natural maple and nut brown, recessed colony
Where available: Wood-Mode, Inc. (see contact information, below)

Wood-Mode, Inc.
Website: www.wood-mode.com

Custom-Fabricated Quartz Countertops (Caesarstone)

Brand name: Caesarstone
Model #: 9350
Color: Carmel
Where available: See Caesarstone information, below

Ceasarstone
Website: www.caesarstone.com

GUESTS :

Lisa Loushin-Crocker
Designer, Kitchens by Krengel
Website: www.kitchensbykrengel.com

John Neitz
Manager
Caesarstone
Website: www.caesarstone.com