819463, HIC

Customers wanted to upgrade their kitchen.

	1- This is how the kitchen looked when we started the project.
	2- There was an empty corner where the kitchen counter ended.
	3- Another picture of empty corner.
	4- There was a wet bar in opposite side of  the counter. The wet bar was too long for the large refrigerator to fit properly in place.
	5- A picture of the old sink.
	6- First we removed the old counter top and old sink. At this stage we did not touch the wet bar so that owners have access to a sink and to the refrigerator.
	7- Then we covered the counters with two layers of MDF. Traditionally for tiling a counter, contractors use one layer of plywood and one layer of hard backing. But two layers of MDF provides a better and stiffer surface and a perfect height for type of counter edging that was selected.
	8- After counter tops were installed, we set the tiles. tiles selected by the owners were 12x12" white tiles with black boarders.
	9- We added a counter in the empty corner of the kitchen just below its window and tiled that too.
	10- Picture shows the tiles grouted, back splash is installed and oven is temporary put in place for owners to have a working kitchen during weekend.
	11- New counter is such a pleasant place  that was immediately put to work as breakfast nock.
	12- Sink and Faucet are installed and ready to be used. Dishwasher in this picture was not installed yet. we had to wait and lay the floor tiles first. The paint smeared on top dishwasher door was not done by us. It was done by the homeowner few years earlier attempting to paint his own kitchen cabinets.
	13- After we were done with the kitchen counter, we started the wet bar counter. This picture reveals how the plumbing were after we moved the refrigerator.
	14- We moved the wet bar counter, opened the wall, re-routed the plumbing to inside the wall. we also added a new valve for refrigerator.
	15- After fixing the plumbing, we closed the wall and floated the new piece, made it ready to be textured and painted.