Oak Cabinet Build

[Ron Dudelston]

I recently bid a job to build in cabinets in a back kitchen of a house that was built in 1874. I bid the job way high because I really didn't want to do it. Unfortunately, the customer (who is a friend of mine) accepted the bid. The house has 10 ft. ceilings and the outside wall was out of plumb about 3/4" top to bottom. I custom built two 45" x 23 1/4" x 24 deep raised panel cabinets to go in a nook over the refrigerator, a 10" wide broom closet and built in the range. Here's the before pictures.

 

 

 

Here's the after pictures.

 

 

 

 

[Harry Brink]

Very nice! Maybe they'll want the rest of the window trim done now to match.

[Ron Dudelston]

Isn't that shabby Harry? The entire room needs re-papered and hopefully they'll re-finish the trim while they're at it. That window gave me fits. The sill at the bottom sticks out so far that I had to made a wide stile on the broom closet and the to was the same. In fact, I actually took the upper window trim off and trimmed 3/8 of an inch off the back to help the door to open fully. A real pain.

[lew]

Looks Great, Ron! I like the broom closet idea. Refrigerator openings can be a real bear. I redid our kitchen about 15 years ago and made all the openings as per "appliance specs". Just recently we had to replace the refrigerator- there was no spare room on either side!

[Larry Buskirk]

Ron

The built ins look great!

 

Gotta love the old houses, ours predates 1870. (Town Hall burned July 1870 house predates existing records)

 

Square, maybe~level, yea right~plumb, are you kidding?

 

 

 

 

 

[Harry Brink]

I know what you're talking about, Ron. We have a 100 + old house and trying to fit anything together is the pits. Really makes me think on how I'm doing things.

[Gene Howe]

Verrrrry nice, Ron.

[Wayne]

Great job Ron. Looks really good.

I understand about older houses. Ours was built in 1926 and if there is a square corner I have yet to find it, other the my bathroom, I gutted it and redid the whole room. Sort of looks out of place being square and plumb.

 

[John Morris]

Outstanding Ron!!!! Great job, nice and clean and professional, geez, it looks like you done this before?

I know what you mean about the sill Ron, I have had jobs like that too where you just have to go :unorthodox" to make it fit and work. Sometimes there are no way around it.

I love it, great job mate!

 

[Ron Dudelston]

I got my experience from renovating our kitchen in 2012. New cabinets, countertop, etc. At least I made money on this one instead of spending money.

 

[John Morris]

Making money is fun!!

[Ron England]

looks nice,and BOY do i know about not square houses,mine is the same way,redid our kitchen,and back room,found out ,the last owners took out support wall in backroom,(wondered why ceiling bowed some),

[John Moody]

Great job Ron! Wow, you guys really made a huge difference in that kitchen. I love it. Excellent workmanship.

[Claude Bradford]

Wow! Gorgeous cabinets, well built and well installs. What a big transformation from the before to after photos. I'm sure your customer friend was really satisfied. Excellent job Ron!

[Ron Dudelston]

Thanks for the kind comments folks!

[John Morris]

Another classic build from the archives, great Ron!