All Forum Posts by: Sarah D.

@Aleks Petrov We are putting a corner cabinet there.  I realize this is difficult to envision without the new kitchen drawing, my apologies for not including it.  (the floating cabinet on the left should be above the fridge)

@Matt Gragg Below are two photos of the whole room.  I realized that furring (sp?) out the wall would impede our ability to put a cabinet near the window, so that might not work.  

@Brian Pulaski Based on my measurements the dishwasher would stick out 2 inches, so moving the pipes seems like the best option.

@Matt Gragg If we move the sink to that location we will have a cut out in the cabinet base for the cleanout and build a clover for the clean out that matches the cabinet.  Interesting idea to just build out the wall.  We might go that route if it is too expensive to move the plumbing, thanks!

@Chris May Sometimes the hours shift when the kids won't go to bed, like tonight ;).  

@Chris May We closed 8/31 and started work around 9/10.  But that schedule only started about 3 weeks ago.  We had a slow start and a learning curve, so now that we have knowledge and momentum I want to take advantage of it.  The first unit is almost done; can't wait to post pictures!  All units will be renovated and our first exterior projects finished by end of the year (hopefully 12/15 so we can enjoy the holidays).  When I get tired I tell myself that it's only two more months... 

I'd think about when it would be easiest to tent.  If it would be easiest now, I'd say do it now.  Past damage can mean the termites are gone or that they have moved to another section of the house.  Also, I'd get some new quotes if you are going to tent.  The quote we got in escrow was ~15% higher than the quotes we got after taking possession.

And here's the photo:

I'm in the middle of remodeling a 4plex.  The first unit is almost done and included a kitchen remodel which was uneventful and an excellent learning experience.  The second kitchen was designed and demo has been completed.  During demo we found a waste clean out pipe sticking out ~4" from the wall and starting right where the dishwasher was supposed to go (bottom left).  Can you weigh in on our two options (or suggest a third?):

1. Move kitchen sink plumbing and locate kitchen sink over waste pipe.  Put dishwasher to the right of the kitchen sink.  Move garbage disposal plug and switch to the new sink location

2. Move te waste pipe back a few inches to accomodate the dishwasher.

I think option 1 will be much easier and less expensive since it only involves moving pipes 1-2 ft.  There's a call out to our plumber to give us an estimate, but our electrician is starting work tomorrow so I'd like to be able to tell him what to do in terms of dishwasher outlet and whether to move the disposal outlet.  Thanks for your advice!

We also found a ton of termite damage in the kickboards; so glad we're set for tenting in a couple of weeks!

@Carlos Espinoza I think BRRRR can work in SoCal if you did it as a house hack ( at least I hope so since that's what I'm currently doing). Also, for us it's more BRRrR with the small r being there because we will only pull out part of our initial investment to repeat.

@Christos Philippou and finding someone who will do the proper prep work like you did wouldn't be cheap!  And you have to verify they really are doing the proper prep. You can hire someone to come in and do a simple spray job that will look awful in s month or two, and it still isn't cheap. That's why we're painting ourselves even though I don't enjoy it. Now flooring, that I actually like.