I Built A Custom Range Hood Vent Surround!

I Built A Custom Range Hood Vent Surround!

I’ve successfully turned a perfectly good kitchen into an entirely useless box with walls and floors. But now I’m adding things back to it and making it an actual kitchen again! Finally! Now that it’s a livable space, I’m anxious to get cooking again, so I’m kicking things off with building a custom range hood.

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Kitchen Renovation Update 5: Electrical, Venting & Inspection + A Video

Kitchen Renovation Update 5: Electrical, Venting & Inspection + A Video

Electrical went in last week! As did HVAC and venting! And we had our first inspection! While it was stressful for me to make decisions (that’s just not my strong suit in any application), the installation was free of drama like plumbing week! Let’s take a look at what happened, shall we?

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Kitchen Renovation Update 4: Plumbing + A Video

Kitchen Renovation Update 4: Plumbing + A Video

I used to write these renovation updates in terms of weeks, but things are just so. slow. moving. So instead of a week 4 update, it’s just the 4th update in the series because it’s actually been 7 weeks of renovation. But, we’re making progress, and in this post, I’m here to chat all about plumbing! Spoiler: things started to suck this week.

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