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Kitchen and related improvements. Photos are in reverse chronological order. Click any to enlarge.

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	1 The ceiling fan installation in the family room is essentially the last task in this project. 5/19/14 10:57 AM 1071x1600 (574kB)
	2 The ceiling fan installation in the family room is essentially the last task in this project. 5/19/14 10:58 AM 1600x1071 (544kB)
	3 Kris boxed in the duct for the vent hood using veneer birch ply. This is the type of thing that he does very well. 3/15/14 1:11 PM 1600x1071 (607kB)
	4 Jayne found this chrome-plated brass sprayer for the main sink. It feels like a lethal weapon. 3/15/14 1:13 PM 1600x1071 (592kB)
	5 I salvaged the original faucet sets from the old island and main counter. Once cleaned up, they look like new. I replaced the worn valve bodies before plumbing them into their new locations. 3/11/14 8:11 AM 1600x1071 (675kB)
	6 To solve the TV mount problem, I had to cut into the sheetrock on the opposite side of the wall (i.e. behind the cabinet) in the butler pantry area. From here I could add the structure needed to adequately support the bracket. Then I needed to repair the sheetrock, as shown underway here. 3/9/14 2:39 PM 1600x1071 (586kB)
	7 I found the right location for the kitchen TV mount bracket. The only problem was that the location was midway between the studs normally needed to support the weight. 3/9/14 4:19 PM 1600x1071 (537kB)
	8 From the basement, the much-less appreciated underpinnings of the kitchen plumbing can be seen. The whiter PVC pipes on the left side are entirely new because of the relocated butler pantry sink. The two drains on the right are for the kitchen and island sinks. Sectioning out and replacing the house's main waste line was not my favorite job. It took me a full day to dry out the house's drain & vent system so that the PVC-cemented couplings to join old & new pipes could cure properly. One drop of water can ruin a joint. 3/7/14 11:35 AM 1600x1071 (700kB)
	9 The copper bar sink faucet that Jayne found was a little tricky to plumb because of it's Euro-metric supply hose connections. With some clever transition pieces, I can turn the handles and the water flows fine. 3/6/14 3:48 PM 1600x1071 (730kB)
	10 As on the kitchen sinks, I used 1-1/2 inch brass drain tubing and quarter-turn shut offs for the water supplies on the bar sink. 3/6/14 3:46 PM 1071x1600 (664kB)
	11 The Butler Pantry is close to completion. I finished plumbing the copper bar sink today. 3/6/14 3:45 PM 1071x1600 (648kB)
	12 Carlo made progress on the buffet backsplash. 2/28/14 4:23 PM 1600x1071 (659kB)
	13 The backsplash in the coffee prep area. 2/28/14 4:21 PM 1600x1071 (614kB)
	14 A wider view of the double sink area backsplash. 2/28/14 4:21 PM 1600x1071 (685kB)
	15 Kris trimmed the thickness of the window sill so that the small tiles could fit beneath it without them being cut. 2/27/14 1:30 PM 1600x1071 (567kB)
	16 Carlo is back and he starts to install the backsplash tiles. I used various-sized plastic electrical box extenders for the switches and outlets to match the tile + thinset thicknesses. 2/27/14 1:29 PM 1600x1071 (619kB)
	17 I also finished the island sink plumbing, which required a 2-inch air admittance valve (shown on the right). 2/26/14 6:30 PM 1071x1600 (584kB)
	18 Here is my finished drain plumbing for the double sink. 2/25/14 5:55 PM 1600x1071 (573kB)
	19 Jayne found this copper flapper for the exhaust fan online. 2/20/14 2:46 PM 1600x1071 (677kB)
	20 The top-exhaust-only hood drives some major surgery on the upper cabinet to accomodate the duct. 2/20/14 11:22 AM 1071x1600 (588kB)

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