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DIY & Home Improvement

politicat

(9,810 posts)

15. Yup, yup. No stripping.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #13)

Sat May 31, 2014, 05:02 PM

May 2014

I mapped out what I think the dimensions are today (geometry is such a wonderful skill) and I think that kitchen has room to be a U. Now I just have to get Mom back to the valley, get her to go look at it, and figure out where the second bath is in that house... and if she likes it, make the offer.

Otherwise, off to the listings again. Gah.

Because... the fun of this is in the looking, not the buying.

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How hard is it to turn a door into a wall and match cabinetry? [View all] politicat May 2014 OP

Not very difficult. My house had 4 doors to the exterior made into 'walls' plus sinkingfeeling May 2014 #1

Are the interior walls standard dimensional lumber, or block / adobe? X_Digger May 2014 #2

They're not block or adobe, I think lumber. politicat May 2014 #5

Looking at the pic in post #6, I agree- plaster or drywall. X_Digger May 2014 #9

Making a door into a wall is easy. jeff47 May 2014 #3

^^^ this ^^^^^ NMDemDist2 May 2014 #4

That's a great idea. politicat May 2014 #6

update the hardware and instead of cabinets NMDemDist2 May 2014 #7

I would love that. Mom... Not so much. politicat May 2014 #10

hi back atcha!!! NMDemDist2 May 2014 #12

Dust = not my problem. politicat May 2014 #14

Instead of worrying about matching custom cabinets, Warpy May 2014 #8

Yes. That's definitely on the list. politicat May 2014 #11

Well, unless you want to strip and stain or paint all those cabinets Warpy May 2014 #13

Yup, yup. No stripping. politicat May 2014 #15

Closing off the door is easy - matching the cabinetry harder csziggy Jun 2014 #16

Mom decided she didn't want to bring her work home. politicat Jun 2014 #17

Can't blame her! csziggy Jun 2014 #18

I think so. politicat Jun 2014 #19