The Kitchen Project (5)

The Fuzz realizes that this has been dragging out a bit.

But the fact is, that it did drag out a bit.

In fact, there is still more for The Fuzz to finish up on this project.

But at least the kitchen can be used once again.

When we left The Fuzz, he and His Sweetie had finally managed to get all the tiles, cut and set.

The next step was to grout them.

The mastic had to have a little time to set up, so there was a short break.  Then it was back on the job.  It is really inconvenient to not have a usable kitchen sink.

As Our Fuzz worked on into the night, he made quite a mess.

(it's funny how these things always take longer than expected)

But it actually went rather well.

Then there was another delay before the grout could be sealed.

The Fuzz sealed the grout lines, (which was a little tedious on the back splash) and then on the counter top.

Now it was time to get that sink back in there!

It was then that a previous problem came back to haunt him.

It was mentioned in a previous post how The Frustrated Fuzz had sorta "half assed" cutting the smaller tiles around the hole for the sink.

Now he found out that at the back side, some of the uneven tiles made it just a little too tight to get the sink back in!

First he tried to trim them a bit with his Dremel diamond wheel.  But it was soon obvious that this was not going to work.

(That stuff is hard!)

After examining the situation, The Fuzz thought that he might be able to "micky mouse" things enough to get it in.

On the bottom of the sink, there are rails that hold small bolts and clips that fasten the sink down into the counter.

The Fuzz's theory was, that by carefully cutting as little as needed of said rails, he would be able to fit the sink snugly in position.  There would still be enough of the rails to stiffen the edges of the sink, and hold it in position.

So he took a deep breath, and had at it.

And it worked!

He sealed around it all with some clear silicone...

...and hooked everything back up.

And after tightening up a couple of minor leaks...

...it was time to celebrate!

The Stove and hood vent were no problem.

Now all that remains is to add a new window sill and trim around the window.

But it is good to have the kitchen back.

It was a big change...

...but The Fuzz and His Sweetie think it looks great!