kitchen remodel primer and paint

Last Wednesday was Mike the contractor’s last day for the week, everything was all set to begin our DIY portion of the remodel. E put a coat of Kilz primer on the walls and ceiling. We opted for the latex primer instead of oil based due to the fumes and our eleven month old, and it turned out to be a bit thinner product than we had hoped.

We then spent the first part of the weekend putting up a few base coats of flat white. It began to look like a real room.

Our next step was to level the floor to prepare for the laminate installation. There were sections where the subfloor was replaced, and other sections where the cabinets had been built into the floor. All were missing the linoleum that was under the old laminate. Since the difference in height was so striking, we opted to rip some strips of luan paneling and adhere it to the subfloor with some Liquid Nails.