Kitchen Renovation Project: Day Six Wall Repair and Prep for Installation

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My New York City apartment is getting a badly needed kitchen renovation. I've torn out the old cabinets and appliances and will be replacing them with cabinets, counters, refrigerator and a sink from Ikea along with a new stove, microwave range hood, and a dishwasher from Sears. But, today was an all out sprint to get the walls repaired and ready for the installation work to begin.

This wave of the project is focused on the basics and the electrical work. Later I want to dress things up with a tile backsplash, a new floor, and some under-cabinet task lighting.

By the end of day six I had to have the wall repair work finished because the appliances are coming tomorrow morning between 8 and 10 am. They have to go into their final spots in the kitchen, because I don't have anyplace to put them and won't be able to move them by myself anyway.

I worked like a madman to finish the wall repair and got everything done. I was able to put up a coat of primer over the patches and only have a little work left in the morning before the Sear delivery shows up.

One little bonus today is that I ended the day by dry-fitting a few of the cabinets in place to see how well everything fit. Ellen did a remarkable job putting this all together, because the fit is perfect.

Tomorrow starts very early and promises to be very busy.

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• diy kitchen renovation
• ikea kitchen