Here are the latest drawings for our kitchen upgrade.  I'd appreciate any feedback. Email me at Nathan Liskov

Here are the designs and I'll like any feedback. One-foot increments are shown on each drawing and the drawings are accurate to better than one inch.

Plans

1. Current Layout
2. Floor Plan
3. Cabinet Elevations (original plan)
4. Cabinet Elevations (As marked up by cabinet maker)
5. Outside Elevations

Follow the actual construction in the "Reality" links below:

Reality

1. Some "before" pictures
2. Day 1 - Jan 30, 2003 - Removing the Back Porch
3. Day 2 - Jan 31, 2003 - Back Porch Debris Cleanup
4. Day 3 - Feb 5, 2003 - Digging the Foundation
5. Day 4 - Feb 6, 2003 - The Addition Footings
6. Day 5 - Feb 8, 2003 - Snow Break
7. Day 6 - Feb 12, 2003 - The Addition Foundation
8. Day 7 - Feb 14, 2003 - Foundation Forms Removal
9. Day 8 - Feb 18/19, 2003 - Snow Break 2
10. Day 9 - Feb 24, 2003 - Backfilling the foundation
11. Day 10 - Feb 25, 2003 - Start of Framing
12. Day 11 - Feb 26, 2003 - Jacking Up
13. Day 12 - Feb 27, 2003 - Addition Floor
14. Day 13 - Feb 28, 2003 - Addition Floor and Porch Floor
15. Day 14 - Mar 3, 2003 - Addition walls
16. Day 15 - Mar 4, 2003 - Addition walls - cladding
17. Day 16 - Mar 5, 2003 - First two rafters
18. Day 17 - Mar 6, 2003 - Four more rafters
19. Day 18a - Mar 7, 2003 - Visit to granite shop
20. Day 18b - Mar 7, 2003 - Porch front wall and rafters
21. Day 19 - Mar 8, 2003 - Porch skylight framing
22. Day 20 - Mar 10, 2003 - More roof framing
23. Day 21 - Mar 11, 2003 - Porch roof sheating
24. Day 22 - Mar 12, 2003 - Porch floor
25. Day 23 - Mar 13, 2003 - Trim work
26. Day 24 - Mar 17, 2003 - Rubber roof
27. Day 25 - Mar 18, 2003 - Door, windows and skylights
28. Day 26 - Mar 19, 2003 - Bay windows
29. Day 27 - Mar 20, 2003 - Soffits and trim
30. Day 28 - Mar 21, 2003 - Tyvek
31. Day 29 - Mar 24, 2003 - Siding
32. Day 30 - Mar 25, 2003 - Kitchen destruction
33. Day 31 - Mar 26, 2003 - Breaking through
34. Day 32 - Mar 27, 2003 - West wall
35. Day 33 - Mar 28, 2003 - North wall
36. Day 34 - Mar 31, 2003 - North wall, continued
37. Day 35 - Apr 1, 2003 - South wall
38. Day 36 - Apr 2, 2003 - Strapping
39. Day 37 - Apr 3, 2003 - Electricians start
40. Day 38 - Apr 4, 2003 - Electricians continue
41. Day 39 - Apr 7, 2003 - More electricians
42. Day 40 - Apr 8, 2003 - Electricians again
43. Day 41 - Apr 9, 2003 - Laundry room wall removal
44. Day 42 - Apr 11, 2003 - Finish rough electrical
45. Day 43 - Apr 14, 2003 - Plumbing starts
46. Day 44 - Apr 15, 2003 - Floor leveling
47. Day 45 - Apr 16, 2003 - More plumbing
48. Day 46 - Apr 18, 2003 - Rough plumbing finished
49. Day 47 - Apr 21, 2003 - Removing dirt pile
50. Day 48 - Apr 22, 2003 - Pre-General-Inspection
51. Day 49 - Apr 23, 2003 - Insulation/heating
52. Day 50 - Apr 24, 2003 - Heating tubes
53. Day 51 - Apr 25, 2003 - Dry wall
54. Day 52 - Apr 28, 2003 - Plastering
55. Day 53 - Apr 30, 2003 - Kitchen oak floor
56. Day 54a - May 2, 2003 - Laundry room tile floor
57. Day 54b - May 2, 2003 - New electrical service
58. Day 55 - May 5, 2003 - Cabinets
59. Day 56 - May 6, 2003 - Cabinets continued
60. Day 57 - May 7, 2003 - Finish electrical starts
61. Day 58 - May 9, 2003 - Gas service
62. Day 59 - May 14, 2003 - Misc
63. Day 60 - May 15, 2003 - Porch stairs
64. Day 61 - May 19, 2003 - Kitchen trip 1
65. Day 62 - May 20, 2003 - Misc 2
66. Day 63 - May 21, 2003 - Range hood
67. Day 64 - May 22, 2003 - Laundry room ceiling
68. Day 65 - May 23, 2003 - Trim 1
69. Day 66 - May 27, 2003 - Granite counters
70. Day 67 - May 28, 2003 - Trim 2
71. Day 68 - May 29, 2003 - Trim 3
72. Day 69 - May 30, 2003 - Painting 1
73. Day 70 - May 31, 2003 - Painting 2
74. Day 71 - Jun 1, 2003 - Painting 3
75. Day 72 - Jun 2, 2003 - Lawn 1
76. Day 73 - Jun 3, 2003 - Finish plumbing
77. Day 74 - Jun 4, 2003 - Espresso bar
78. Day 75 - Jun 5, 2003 - Counter sealing
79. Day 76 - Jun 6, 2003 - Lawn 2
80. Day 77 - Jun 9, 2003 - Porch screens 1
81. Day 78 - Jun 12, 2003 - Gas line
82. Day 79 - Jun 13, 2003 - Cooking with gas
83. Day 80 - Jun 14, 2003 - Heating pipes
84. Day 81 - Jun 16, 2003 - Porch screens
85. Day 82 - Jun 17, 2003 - Outside painting 1
86. Day 83 - Jun 18, 2003 - Outside painting 2
87. Day 84 - Jun 19, 2003 - Porch floor
88. Day 85 - Jun 20, 2003 - Floor sanding
89. Day 86 - Jun 21, 2003 - Heating pipes 2
90. Day 87 - Jun 25, 2003 - Floor finishing
91. Day 88 - Jun 27, 2003 - Porch screen door
92. Day 89 - July 21, 2003 - Misc 3
93. Day 90 - July 22, 2003 - Gutters
94. Day 91 - July 30, 2003 - Backsplash tile

Current Layout .........Return to Top

• 1.  As is layout - showing the kitchen and laundry room
• 2.  As is - showing kitchen, porch and laundry room
• 3.  As is - showing kitchen, porch, dining room, laundry room and door to garage

Floor Plan .........Return to Top

This is the design we are going to use.

This design expands to the east. The porch would then be redone and moved farther east. It will be a little narrower than current porch but about the same length. Extension and new porch will have a shed roof as in current design. However, roof will be a rubber roof so that slope can be less than current design and maintain full kitchen ceiliing height of the new area all the way to the north wall. A skylight will be installed in the expanded kitchen area.

There appears to be a little less overhead cabinet space compared to the original kitchen, but the double storage cabinet more than makes up for it. Counter space (and under-counter cabinets is a little more than current design.

Expansion is only 7 ft to the east - limited by stained glass window.

The area in green is the new breakfast area, which includes the removed old east wall. The area in yellow is the existing kitchen floor area.

Pro-stype stove with gas range and electric oven/broiler. Hood vents out through laundry room roof with vent motor outside.

• 1.  Latest floor plan.
• 2.  Wiring diagram.

Cabinet Elevations - last update on 11 Oct 2001 .........Return to Top

• 1.  Elevation looking to south wall
  Good symmetry on cabinet sizes. Using standard cabinet sizes (3 in increments).
• 2.  Elevation looking to east wall.
  Shows new door to porch. Door opens out. Note that ceiling is sloped.
• 3.  Elevation looking to north wall
  Note on cabinet that juts out, there are drawers on the sink side inboard and on the breakfast room side outboard.
• 4.  Elevation looking to west wall from inside breakfast area.
  Note that ceiling is sloped. Walls in breakfast area shown in a darker shade.

Cabinet Elevations - As marked up by cabinet maker .........Return to Top

• 1.  Elevation looking to south wall.
  Three overhead cabinets rather than four gives more reasonable width per cabinet. Left cabinet ends 2 in before end of wall. Overhead cabinet over desk has one wide and one narrow width.
• 2.  Elevation looking to east wall.
  Double cabinet will be built as a single 54 in wide cabinet. Total space for cabinets and wet bar area turned out to be less than originally planned. The wide cabinet will have drawers rather than slide-outs.
• 3.  Elevation looking to north wall.
  Recess in sink cabinet requires wider cabinet. Widths of drawers shown. Hood will be 28 in above counter. Separate gas cooktop and wall oven under it will be used instead of dual-fuel range.

Outside elevations - not to exact scale .........Return to Top

• 1.  West elevation from outside
  
• 2.  South elevation from outside