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Minor Ikea Faucet Rant

Posted Jan 31st, 12 at 8:22 am by xand83 (Solar Beech / Adel White Kitchen + Baths)
How many years has Ikea been in the United States? 10 years? 20??? Did no one send a short memo to Sweden telling them that we can't use their faucets out of the box because they are using non-standard hoses??

So, instead of having a normal experience trying to hook up a faucet (which...
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Counter Installation

Posted Jan 26th, 12 at 3:31 pm by RmovingV
So I am very sick, all this multiple houses multiple jobs stuff has caught up with me.

Our kitchen counter tops were installed this morning a half hour before scheduled, luckily I had gotten there early. They look pretty good. I am overall happy with them. They are Silestone Blue Sahara...
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decisions, decisions.

Posted Jan 24th, 12 at 10:27 am by karen.j.cosme
well, i bit the bullet and now have a kitchen and 1.5 baths to reno. all for the love of ikea. just kidding. changes are needed due to lack of efficiency...and shoddy work. will post BEFORE pics and mission statement later. for now, here are my planner files:

as is: http://kitchenplanner.ikea.com/US/UI...SharedDesign=1...
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Bath Moving Along....

Posted Jan 23rd, 12 at 10:40 am by xand83 (Solar Beech / Adel White Kitchen + Baths)
Well, that was a busy weekend! And it was only a 2-day. I think we got 2x as much accomplished compared with the 4-day weekend before.

The wall tile is grouted, the brick column is painted, and the floor has been installed (san grout). It all went pretty smooth until I was finishing...
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The gutted bathroom and some kitchen progress

Posted Jan 20th, 12 at 6:49 pm by RmovingV
Bathroom : So I was right we dont have any before pics of the bathroom we do however have some gutted pictures, though other than the origami of pipes under the sub floor nothing to terrifying or very interesting.

My tub was delivered today, they forgot to call and schedule it with me...
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