 Fri, Nov 11, 2005 |
 Tue, Nov 15, 2005 |
 Tue, Nov 15, 2005 |
| The kitchen sink just fits. | The countertops are being prepped for the soapstone. | The topo corner cabinet will have a glass door. I still have to make the stained glass for it. The bottom corner will have a lazy susan in it. |
 Tue, Nov 15, 2005 |
 Tue, Nov 15, 2005 |
 Tue, Nov 15, 2005 |
| The white rectangle is a toe-kick vacuum. | A big picture view of the downstairs woodwork. | The kitchen sink is in. The water for the sink and dishwasher is in here along with the outlet for the dishwasher and disposal. To the right is a bottled water line to feed the fridge and sink water dispenser. |
 Fri, Nov 18, 2005 |
 Fri, Nov 18, 2005 |
 Fri, Nov 18, 2005 |
| Due to the weight of soapstone (20 lbs/sq ft), the countertops have to be reinforced. Steel bars were recessed into the wood countertop and then coverd with wood. | A closer view of the finished reinforced underside | Rich installs the cherry trim around the top of the cabinets. The cabinets and trim in the kitchen are all select grade American Cherry. |
 Sat, Nov 26, 2005 |
 Sat, Nov 26, 2005 |
 Tue, Dec 6, 2005 |
| Within the kitchen, the trim between the cabinets is American Cherry for continuity. Door and window trim is Honduran Mahogany. | Paige checks out the kitchen. | You can see the steel bars in the countertop. They are about 2" wide and spaced at 18" intervals. The cantilevering allowed us to avoid corbels. |
 Tue, Dec 6, 2005 |
 Tue, Dec 6, 2005 |
 Sat, Dec 10, 2005 |
| The sink is recessed into the counter. There isn't much space for the front and rear soapstone. We'll have to look into our options. | The doors are in. The blue tape on the ceiling is marking the light to be removed. | |
 Sat, Dec 10, 2005 |
 Sat, Dec 10, 2005 |
 Sat, Dec 10, 2005 |
| I still have to make the glass for the door. | The doors look pretty good. The style is called Copenhagen. | The range will slide in here. See how the Cherry trim goes into the Mahogany beam? |
 Sat, Dec 10, 2005 |
 Tue, Dec 13, 2005 |
 Thu, Dec 15, 2005 |
| Sub-Zero requires an outlet at the top of the fridge. | The corner cabinet has a double-hinged door. | These guys drove in from Arizona, and within 2 days measured, fabricated, and installed the soapstone countertops. |
 Thu, Dec 15, 2005 |
 Thu, Dec 15, 2005 |
 Thu, Dec 15, 2005 |
| These slabs are HEAVY at 20 lbs/sq ft. | There is a 3/8" overlap of the sink. The holes for the faucet, soap, drinking water, and vent are drilled. | This looks gray now but wait until it's oiled. |
 Thu, Dec 15, 2005 |
 Thu, Dec 15, 2005 |
 Thu, Dec 15, 2005 |
| Those 2 lights over the peninsula are going to be removed. | Black epoxy is mixed up to join the soapstone pieces and fill in any voids. | |
 Thu, Dec 15, 2005 |
 Thu, Dec 15, 2005 |
 Thu, Dec 15, 2005 |
| A ding is repaired with the special epoxy. After it dries you can't even see it. | Even through the talcum powder layer you can see the caramel vein showing through. | Soapstone installation is messy business. |