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Artist's Kitchen: Installing Floor and Spraying Cabinet Doors From "Kitchen Renovations" episode DKTN-304

	For this week's kitchen renovation, host Paul Ryan and the homeowner and her son started with a boring suburban kitchen ...
	with "no" personality ...
	and turned it into a work of art.

The materials for the renovation project cost $11,000, and by the homeowners doing it themselves they saved $5,000.

Materials:

For Installing Floor--

pry bar
hammer
jamb saw or Japanese pull saw
chisel
aafety glasses
gloves
tapping board
compound miter saw or table saw
screw gun

For Spray Painting Cabinet Doors:

For Paint--

high volume/low pressure sprayer
paint conditioner

For Opening Up Cabinet--

Japanese pull saw
impulse nailer

For Cabinet Hardware--

hinges
drawer/door pulls
template
jig
drill
screwdriver

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D
	Figure E
	Figure F

Installing the Floor

1. Before you begin the work, empty the kitchen out and remove all the drawers and cabinet doors. Plus, remove the hinges and drawer handles, etc.

2. For the floors, you need approximately a quarter inch on each side for expansion and contraction. You can use a sliding compound miter saw (figure A) to cut the floor planks to the lengths you need. If you do not have a compound miter saw, you could use a table saw.

   Note: Laminate flooring is approximately $4 square foot -- add $3 per square foot if you have someone else install it for you.

3. Cut end boards to 3 ft., 2 ft., and 1 ft. so that the seams are staggered rather than lined up evenly.

4. To hold the ends of the boards, drive in a small screw (figure B). The screw acts as a stop. After the boards are installed, remove the screw.

5. Getting the boards in place takes a little practice. Just wiggle them in until you get them all in place.

6. To snug the boards, use a small piece of flooring as a tapping block (figure C).

   Tips: Use your foot to hold the end of the board so it will snug up to the next one (figure D). To pull an end board tight, you can use a pry bar (figure E).

7. Once new floating floors (figure F) are installed, you can see what an updated, new look it brings to your kitchen.

Figure G

Figure H

RESOURCES :

Paint (Benjamin Moore)
Where available: Visit the Benjamin Moore Website, link below.
Benjamin Moore Co.
Website: www.benjaminmoore.com

Alloc Original Flooring
Brand name: Alloc
Model #:614232
Color or type: Colonial Pine
Where available: Visit the Alloc website, link below.

Alloc Essentials T-Molding
Model #: 484232
Color or type: Colonial Pine
Where available: Visit the Alloc website, link below.

Alloc Essentials Square Nose
Model #:454232
Color or type: Colonial Pine
Where available: Visit the Alloc website, link below.

Alloc Essentials Mono-Track
Model #: 400000
Where available: Visit the Alloc website, link below.
Alloc, Inc.
Website: www.alloc.com

High Volume-Low Pressure Pain Sprayer
Brand name: Wagner FineSpray
Model #: FS 2400
Where available: Your local home centers and visit the Wagner website, link below.
Wagner Spraytech Corp.
Website: www.wagnerspraytech.com

Side-by-Side Refrigerator
Brand name: KitchenAid
Model #: KSRA251LBU
Color: Cobalt Blue
Where available: Visit the KitchenAid website, link below.

Dual Fuel 30-Inch Range
Brand name: KitchenAid
Model #: KDRP407HBU
Color: Cobalt Blue
Where available: Visit the KitchenAid website, link below.

Fully Integrated Dishwasher with Cobalt Blue Panel
Brand name: KitchenAid
Model #: KUDP01FL
Where available: Visit the KitchenAid website, link below.

Microwave Hood Combination
Model #: KHMS155LSS
Color: Stainless Steel
Where available: Visit the KitchenAid website, link below.
KitchenAid Home Appliances
Website: www.KitchenAid.com

Cabinet Hardware and Demountable Hinge
Brand name: Amerock
Model #: 19202-G10
Color or type: Stain Nickel
Where available: Most kitchen and bath dealers, cabinet shops or visit Amerock website, link below.
Amerock Corporation
Website: www.amerock.com

Executive Chef
Brand name: Kohler
Model #: K-5931-4-30
Color: Iron Cobalt
Where available: Visit Kohler website, link below.

Fairfax Kitchen Faucet
Brand name: Kohler
Model #: K-12177-CP
Color: Polished Chrome
Where available: Visit Kohler website, link below.
Kohler Co.
Website: www.us.kohler.com

GUESTS :

Shane Kretsinger
Vice President, Operations
Autumn River
We apologize no contact information is available.

Anne Dailey
Interior Designer
DG Design
Website: www.annedailey.com