| Kitchen Island: Warrior Women Get Started (9 a.m. - 11 a.m.) |
From "Warehouse Warriors"
episode WHW-109 |
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The Teams: Two teams of female friends and colleagues with professional building experience The Project: An efficient, functional and creative kitchen island design The Timeframe: 8 hours (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) These Women Warriors are skilled and ready for a building battle! Let's meet the teams: Red Team - "Drills and Frills" Laura Best
Ashley Adams
Ramona Bishop
Blue Team - "Tools from A Broad" Susan Thornton
Beth Teegarden
Chris McClure
Warrior Team Trivia: While Red Team captain, Laura Best, recently retired as a residential construction supervisor; the Blue Team captain, Susan Thornton, is a professional contractor and has personally built a home with her own two hands! Red Team Activity Journal (9 a.m. - 1 a.m.) - The Red Team begins by creating a concept for a kitchen island that includes a breakfast bar. After some time at the "drawing board", the team discusses the materials available to them and how they can best be utilized in their design (figure A).
- Next, the team measures the cook top and sink that will be used before measuring and cutting 2 x 4s that will be used for the island's frame.
- Then, the team uses the 2 x 4s to build two identical frames attached with screws.
- The top frame, which will have an extended eating area, needs to be slightly larger than the island base. After realizing this, the team resizes and adjusts the bottom frame.
- After completing the adjustments, the team attaches upright supports to the base to create the island frame (figure B).).
Blue Team Activity Journal (9 a.m. - 11 a.m.) - The Blue Team designs an island (figure C) around some pre-assembled cabinetry. Their design features a prep surface, desk area and dining bar. Before completing the design, the team carefully measures the cook tops, sinks and pre-fab cabinets.
- Next, the team measures and cuts 2 x 4s for three multi-level areas of the island, and begins assembly (figure D) of the island base.
Want to know more about the products used on Warehouse Warriors? Click here for a complete list of tools, materials and supplies available to our teams.
RESOURCES :
Whirlpool Electric Ranges
Whirlpool Brand
Website: www.whirlpool.com
Delta Faucet Information
To find the nearest Delta Faucet distributor, click here.
Delta Faucet Company
Website: www.deltafaucet.com
Top Choice Lumber
Available at Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse
DeWalt Industrial Tool Company
http://www.dewalt.com/us/core/
Ornamental Mouldings
Ornamental Mouldings
Archdale, NC 27263
Phone: 336-431-9120
Fax: 336-431-9104
Website: www.ornamental.com
Crossville Ceramics
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