Kitchen Renovation Project: Day Four Electrical Re-Wiring and Ikea Delivery

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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 electrician day and they came to replace the fuse panel and completely rewire the kitchen space.

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.

Day four was focused on getting the electrical work done. The electricians were extremely efficient and got the entire kitchen rewired in less than 1 day. The new breaker box is installed and all the outlets are in place. Once I finish repairing the walls, they'll come back and hookup the outlets and put on the covers.

Ikea also delivered the cabinets and sink today. It's very important to do a complete inventory when you get your order to ensure that you have all of the parts and don't find yourself in the middle of an installation and missing something important. Our order checked out 100% - very happy about that.

Finally, I also went to the building supply company around the corner and ordered the materials for closing up the walls. It gets delivered tomorrow. While I was there, I picked up the parts to hook-up the ice maker's water supply line.

When the electricians left I hooked up the water supply line to the main water connection and tested for leaks by running some water into a bucket. No leaks! Everything looks good.

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• kitchen remodeling
• ikea kitchen
• electrical rewiring

[gotoguyenterprises]

@Daak811 All the work was done to code by a licensed electrician. Electrical was, by far, the single largest line item in the renovation budget. Counter level outlets were GFI, and the wire used was armored (according to building code requirements.) We also replaced a VERY outdated fuse panel with a new breaker box and reduced the load on the rest of the apartment wiring by adding 5 dedicated circuits to the kitchen appliances and 1 new one in the living room (other side of the wall.)

[Daak811]

Wow , 6k views and no one said , hey get an inspection on that work ?

[gotoguyenterprises]

@demolitionbarbiedoll , thank you. My friends and family would agree with you about the weirdness factor :) This stove only uses electricity for the igniter and clock/timer, so the power demands are low. It is on the same circuit as the microwave range hood and runs through a 20amp breaker.

Some full-electric stoves require a 220 outlet which means you'll tie in to 2 breakers and use a heavier gauge wire.

[demolitionbarbiedoll]

Ur weird!...what size breaker and wire should be used with a stove