Reno_eNVy

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Dude that is pretty friggin awesome. Way to get started on that as soon as you moved in. At least we know you have your priorities straight.

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NewBrewB

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I never quite got around to sealing the grout in the first house I owned and regretted it later. This time I know better and bought the sealer at the same time as the grout. Anyone know if you have to seal the tiles too? These are ceramic but pretty rough to the touch.

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kh54s10

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I'm pretty sure that if the tiles are ceramic, even though rough they would be non porous and thus not able to absorb a sealer. If you put a drop of water on the tile and it does not seep into the tile then sealer is not needed, and probably would just make a mess on top of the tile.

day_trippr

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Actually, there are glazed - and unglazed - ceramic tiles. Ceramic is what the base tile is comprised of, the glazing is an optional finish process.

But it's usually pretty easy to tell which are which (ie: if the top layer looks glassy it's almost always due to fired glaze). We have some unglazed in the house (they appeal to the wife's inner crunchy granola person but they're not used where food or drink are prepared...

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BlackJaqueJanaviac

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Hmm. That's a good deal on the ice-maker. I hope you didn't spend more than $1300 remodeling to accomodate it.

trevor_b

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In for the final product! Looks good so far.

the_bird

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Think of it this way.

You're doing a RESEARCH project. You just bought the house - you don't know how well it's built! You're doing an in-depth investigation of the plumbing and cabinet construction and all of that, by dismantling a small sample of the house.

I mean, how else are you going to know if the house's bones have problems if you don't start digging around?

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passedpawn

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Deja vu here. I tore out a very similar wet bar when we bought our house. It was the perfect place for my saltwater fish tank. The plumbing is still there behind the tank, capped.

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weirdboy

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I must be missing something. How are you going to get stuff in and out of the keezer?

Also, where is all the waste heat going from it?

NewBrewB

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The heat vents to the middle section. If I find that it is warm enough to be a problem, I will install a fan to vent through the back wall to the garage. My last kegerator design had no ventilation and the heat was never a problem. I think most people who worry about heat issues with their keezers have no choice, because they use 14+ cu ft, 1970s era freezers off of craigslist. Mine is only big enough for 2 kegs and is fairly new/energy efficient. You may be right about the heat but I guess time will tell.

As for getting the kegs in/out, I mentioned initially that the left-front panel is removable and then the freezer lid (homemade) sits below that and also removes in sections (so the lines can run up through the back section). At this point, I am still focused on the overall wet bar...the keezer (and finding a CO2 source) will be next. I think the thread will be a lot more interesting when I get past the wet bar stage.

Keep the faith!

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