Can't win this one.

LOL!! You could just say, "Yes, dear". HAHAAHAHAH

If you are going to get blamed anyway, just put it in wrong this time.

When we get the new sink, I'll just let her put it in.

This little project is expanding quite a bit as now she has decided to replace the 25 year old wall paper too.

I can't argue with that one...it's time.

So as long as the walls are going to be stripped, I figure this will be a good time to open them up and rewire the whole kitchen.

Might as well.

The wallpaper will probably get messed up during the sink installation. She might want to install tile back splashes, too, along with the new sink. I'm sure she'll think of more to do. Maybe new cabinets?

Here is the plan:

Hire a friend to remove the wallpaper.

I will then open the walls and rewire.

Same friend will then prep the walls.

Next the sink and counter will be removed. The cabinets are in good condition but I will have to hire my friend to sand and paint them to match the new color scheme.

We will hire a professional paper-hanger to put in the wallpaper.

Finally the new sink/counter top will be installed...

The back-splash will be about six inches high . Since the sink, counter and back-splash are all one piece there should be no water damage.

The one being replaced has minor water damage...but considering I did it

I'm sure, according to her, you'll screw that up too. :-)

What about the floor? And new appliances?

I am sure the lighting can be improved as well.

All the appliances are new and the floor is actually OK

When the Congolium (?) was put in the salesman said the floor did not have to be prepped but when the installer came out...thankfully he was a perfectionist and spent an entire day removing the old floor and leveling it. We were not charged any extra and I was billed for exactly the quoted price.

It's held up damn well and will just need a good scrubbing when we are all done with the project. For the present were are not cleaning it too well , knowing it's soon to get quite dirty.

As to the lighting.

shhhh

So far she has not said anything but she will...eventually

My poor kitchen need some tlc, too. Now, I'm jealous.

My kitchen is still in the planning/layout phase , we haven't broken ground yet . You probably don't know , but the wife and I live in a 25 foot camping trailer in a clearing out in the woods . Well , that's a little misleading , there's also a 16 x 24 room , attached to the camper via a temporary hallway . The kitchen is phase II , and will be 24 x 24 with a 16 x 10 combination pantry/storm shelter/general storage area underneath .

To hire real contractors, this would cost some money but most of it will be done by myself, with some help from a friend who works for $12.50 an hour...so it is not going to cost a fortune.

When we do ours, I'm not even going to start anything until I can spend

wow ... that must be an interesting adventure. I think every house should have a storm shelter. Do you live in tornado alley?

How long do you think it'll take to complete?

Twenty five years ago I entirely gutted the kitchen and put in 5/8" drywall..

Because I mostly did it myself it was not terribly expensive.

Since I only paid $29k for the house I don't think I'll be dishing out $50 for a new kitchen.

Although the house is worth considerably more than what I paid for it , I cannot justify a $50k kitchen...and what we are doing now my wife is fine with.

We'd rather spend out money taking vacations

BTW: The was a video I saw a few days ago where a guy surprised his with with a new $60k kitchen and all she did was complain.

I sure hope he's looking for a new wife now.

Of course this could be a fake video though

We are going about this leisurely as we are basically re-doing our entire house as well.

Painting and plaster repair...rehanging all the art.

My wife is an artist and I'm a photographer so we have 300 paintings and photos!

We have to be done by December but will probably be done a lot sooner.

The main thing is that we pull the sink, do the wall paper and replace the sink within two days.

Last time I re-did the kitchen I was doing dishes in the basement wash tubs ...with dish pans of course.

Sort of , we do get some from time to time . A few years ago one hit Mountain View (Arkansas) . We figured from the storm damage track that it had to have skipped over our property - this was before we moved up here . Ice storms are the biggie here - which is why I now have a (little bitty , but ...) tractor with a blade on the front . It's a mile to pavement ... uphill ...

She's there and I'm not so she knows a lot more about this than I do.

Hopefully, all will go as planned. Are you taking before, during, and after photos?