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PROJECTS
RHE CONDO KITCHEN
Here’s what we have in our rental condo now:
- The kitchen is about 108” long (left to right) x 84” wide.
- The countertop is 75.5” (left to right - window to stove).
- All upper cabinets 12” deep not incl. doors
- Center of sink 28.5” from left wall
- West pass-through 33.25” W x 37.5” H
- East window about 36” W x 39” H
- Ceiling 96.5” H
- Soffit 12.5” H Top of all cabinets = 84”
- On the (south) sink side, Upper cabinets Single door - 16” W x 30” Two doors - 27” W x 20” H over sink Two doors - 33” W x 30” H over dishwasher Two doors - 30” W x 15” H w/ 4” W spacer over stove
- Base cabinets (from the left to right) One drawer over one door - 15.5” or 16” W x
- Two doors no drawers at sink - 27”W 23.75” dishwasher, 9.25” spacer, 34.5” behind stove
- Top for this long base cabinet is 75.5” long. With cove backsplash and a side splash on the left and a flush edge cap right side.
- On the (north) refrigerator side, Upper cabinets, Two doors - 20” H x 30” W above fridge, Two doors - 30” H x 24” W, all base 36” to top of counter, 25” to front edge
- Base cabinets: Two drawers over two doors - 24” W (probably laminate)
- Countertop = 25 3/8” W
- 73.75” room corner to doorframe behind fridge
- The white paint has really yellowed over the years (about 23). Note the pass through window and I think that the vinyl extends behind the cabinet and the fridge in the bottom photo above.
- Now there's paper on all four walls: the south wall (with the sink) above the backsplash and above the upper cabinets, on the East wall (with the window), on the north wall behind the fridge above the backsplash and above the upper cabinets, and on the west wall with the exception of a pass through window.
- There's a little drop down soffit on the south side above the sink and stove and on the west side above the pass through window with shutters
- The underside of the soffit drop down over the pass through window is painted. There is also a soffit drop down over the upper cabinets on the south side (with the sink) but not on the north side (with the refrigerator).
- The existing paper needs to be removed and we need to do a small amount of painting of the non-papered surfaces.
SAMPLE CABINET REPLACEMENT PLANS
CABINET REPLACEMENT ?
IF we decide that it would be cheaper to replace the cabinets rather than just paint them, here’s what we would probably do.
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ROSSLYN HEIGHTS EAST
We have a small one bedroom condo that has a magnificent view. We want to update the kitchen to match. We’re only doing our kitchen but the kitchens of all sixty or so units here are very similar. Originally built in the 1950s, many have not been renovated since the apartments went condo in the early 1980s. If this renovation is successful it might be a scheme you can repeat.
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BATHROOM WINDOW REPLACEMENT
The original steel frame windows date from the original construction in 1952 and then in 1982 when the building went condo they replaced the windows with aluminum windows. Over the years, the steel frame has rusted and the window needs to be replaced.
WINDOW MANUFACTURERS / INSTALLERS
I am talking to various vendors to see what is available and affordable (with a premium for a good warranty). Here is some info about what is needed.
THIS IS WHAT THE CONDO ASSOCIATION REQUIRES
A bathroom window replacement must be white, with the top and bottom window glass divided by spacers into quadrants so that the window looks like all other bathroom windows as viewed by someone standing outside the building. The original windows were installed in 1980 by the developer who converted our building to condominiums. The Board realized that it's not practical to expect that replacement windows match in every way the windows installed more than 40 years ago. For example, the top part of the old windows didn't move but it's OK to install a replacement window where the top half slides up and down. The old window boxes were made of steel; you may use another material as long as it is colored white. Instead of aluminum windows, you can install a vinyl one as long as it is white.
DIMENSIONS OF THE WINDOW
The outside dimensions of the interior face of the steel frame are
19 13/16” x 39 3/16” and the width of the steel frame is 1” (which means that the inside dimensions of the steel frame are roughly 17 7/8" x 37 1/4" and the existing window fits into that.
If the dimension above gives you a rough idea of the outer dimensions of the aluminum window, the inner dimensions of the aluminum window frame are 14 1/2" x 35" and the inside glass dimensions of the sash (the visible glass areas) are about 12 1/2" x 16"
the mullion width is 5/8"
The dimensions of the outer surface of the window is roughly 16" x 36" and surrounded by white metal flashing.
TIMELINE
We have a new tenant lined up for occupancy on November 1 so we can do this work after move-in but we don't want to delay.
WARRANTY
We want the purchase to include installation and a warranty covering both.