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Soft Contemporary (2 of 4): Upper Cabinets and Countertop Template 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week 's episode of Kitchen Renovations, host Paul Ryan starts a four-part project that involves converting this old, outdated kitchen ...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 and the homeowners install the upper cabinets, and a professional is brought in to show how to make a template.

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
	Figure D

Attaching the Side Panels to the Cabinets

1. Put the panel into place making sure the front edge is flush with adjacent cabinet and clamp into place.

2. Attach to the side of the cabinet using 1-1/4" screws (figure A).

   Installing the Upper Refrigerator Cabinet

3. Raise the cabinet into place using T-Jaks (figure B). Raise slowly until the top is level with the panel and cabinet on either side.

   Note: T-Jaks cost approximately $80 each, but they also can be rented at many hardware rental centers.

4. Clamp into place and attach with screws to both the panel and cabinet.

5. Now anchor the cabinet into the back wall using 3" panhead screws.

   Making Template for the Countertops

   Note:Making a template is a two-step project that isn't necessarily a do-it-yourself project because the manufacturer has to prepare the stone from the template.

6. To make a template you can use cardboard or craft paper, but for this particular project Ryan and the homeowners chose to use wooden strips (luan figure C) because of the quartz stone being used for the countertop.

7. Cut the luan into long 3" wide strips and lay them around the perimeter of the cabinet tops and dishwasher gap, creating an outline of where the new stone countertop will go.

8. To make the template, first determine the desired overhang measurement. Measure the length and depth of the desired countertops and cut the strips to length using a cordless circular saw.

9. Using a hot-glue gun, glue the strips in place.

10. Send the template (figure D) off to the fabricator.

In the final segment of Pt. 2 of DIY's "Soft Contemporary" kitchen renovation, Ryan and the homeowners install the cabinets that will sit on top of a counter, and the wine rack and frosted doors are installed.

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