Ikea Kitchen

I'm finally getting around to installing the cabinets. I had heard that it was difficult to put these together but so far it has been fairly easy. It does take some time to make sure everything is lined up and level. The refrigerator is suppose to show up next Wednesday. I'll try to have the cabinets finished by then.

When researching other container home projects I was disappointed in the blogs that seem to drift off towards the conclusion of the projects. I'm beginning to see why. For some reason all the details of finishing the project start piling up. The concrete and framing seem like mile stones in the project but they turn out to be minor steps compared to the work that goes into the job of installing the flooring, the cabinets or painting the trim. Since the garage apartment is just a part of the container house, I'll be getting back to it soon and the updates will be a little more frequent.

Time..

Finally the air conditioning is installed and running. Of course it hasn't be over 85 degrees since. The "front door" is in but needs a handle to finish it. And the wiring is finished, in the apartment at least. Still need to caulk and paint the baseboards before the cabinets can go in. Hopefully all of this will be done by the end of the month.



I read about a smart home system in Popular Mechanics some time ago and thought this would be a good project to test it in. The system works by replacing the switches of a normal house with multi buttoned units that communicate with the other switches of the house. I decided to replace a few light switches that will allow me to turn garage lights and outside lights on and off from the living room or bedroom. It also allows me to set up all the lights on one button so I don't have to worry about any lights left on when I leave.

Bamboo...

The bamboo flooring is going in fairly easy. I'm sore from carrying the boxes up the stairs. I didn't realize that 750 square feet of flooring weights more than a ton. I found this bamboo at Lumber Liquidators. The bathroom is Tiger Strand and everything else is Natural Strand. The strand bamboo is harder than the vertical or horizontal boards. And noticably denser. I'm really happy with the look. I've got to figure out how to take a picture of the bathroom. I also plan on writing about the way I wired the apartment. Things will slow down once I get the air conditioning installed and the trim painted. I'll have more time to write about the details I've left out lately. Have a good week end, I'm taking a vacation from this until tuesday.