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Showing posts with label Kitchen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kitchen. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Completed Kitchen!
Well, it's really, really close. The countertops are in, most of the hardware is on, things are painted, sink and dishwasher work - we just need the rest of the hardware and the light fixture over the island - but it's fully functional now! We've done 3 loads of dishes just catching up with what was waiting for us. Here it is:
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Day 5
Yeah, I'm backdating - I know. But since this whole blog is for posterity's sake, I want it to be dated accurately. Sue me. :-)
Day 5 was the day of completion! (Well, mostly.) SuperBoyd was here yet again, and he and PJ finished getting all the cabinets in, installed the under cabinet lighting and such. Yippee!! Since it is now one week later, I can't remember exactly what went on that day, but here are some pics:
Now all we need is some hardware on the cabinets, countertops and many, many minor touches, and we're done!
Day 5 was the day of completion! (Well, mostly.) SuperBoyd was here yet again, and he and PJ finished getting all the cabinets in, installed the under cabinet lighting and such. Yippee!! Since it is now one week later, I can't remember exactly what went on that day, but here are some pics:
Now all we need is some hardware on the cabinets, countertops and many, many minor touches, and we're done!
Day 4
was much smoother than Monday. Boyd was here bright and shiny to finish all the base cabinets, so this is what it looked like when the countertop guys came to template in the morning:
Lots more installing throughout the day, and by the evening, this is what we had:
We're so close now!!
Lots more installing throughout the day, and by the evening, this is what we had:
We're so close now!!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Day 3
We rested on Sunday (well, mostly - really we did), so Day 3 started on Monday, and boy, was it a doozy. I had to work, so I got the kids and myself up and out of the house by 8:30, shipping Mace and MaraJade to friends' houses for the day (THANK YOU, Makelle & Kara!), Tristen to school, and me to Vancouver.
I reminded PJ to call the cabinet/countertop guy and let him know we were a day behind schedule. Well, turns out he never received my email regarding when to template for the countertops (yeah, right!), so the soonest they can come to template is next Tuesday, with an install date of May 22!!!! That's 3 weeks with no sink, cooktop or counters! I'm trying not to have an aneurysm at work, and PJ works it out with Dennis to go to another countertop supplier, they get a quote ($500 more than what we paid) to template tomorrow & install on Monday. I'm somewhat appeased, until PJ reminds me that they only take cash or check. Well, unfortunately, we don't actually have $4000 laying around to hand over (particularly when we've already paid for counters), so I start panicking more at work, trying desperately to move money around and locate the cash we need. Fortunately, when he calls our original counter guy back and offers him the option of meeting the new suppliers' dates - lo and behold - our guy calls right back and says they'll be out first thing in the morning to template! Amazing how that works, isn't it?
By now it's 3 pm, I've spent much of my day in an utter panic, and need to finish up work and get home. Dennis, after much scraping and prepping by PJ and him, is ready to lay the floor. I come home to see actual new floor!! Woo hoo!
It really gets moving after that, with Dennis (and helper Jason) finishing the floor while Boyd (and helper Tony) installs the base cabinets. And so, by 7 pm, we have this:
It looks like a kitchen!!
Oh, yeah - and Tristen got to visit the emergency room and get 2 staples in the back of his head. Apparently it isn't a good idea to throw yourself backwards on the couch when there are drawers with sharp corners sitting there. *sigh*
Then I primed and painted the ceiling and we painted the exposed parts of the walls and went to bed around 2 am, ready to do it all again!
I reminded PJ to call the cabinet/countertop guy and let him know we were a day behind schedule. Well, turns out he never received my email regarding when to template for the countertops (yeah, right!), so the soonest they can come to template is next Tuesday, with an install date of May 22!!!! That's 3 weeks with no sink, cooktop or counters! I'm trying not to have an aneurysm at work, and PJ works it out with Dennis to go to another countertop supplier, they get a quote ($500 more than what we paid) to template tomorrow & install on Monday. I'm somewhat appeased, until PJ reminds me that they only take cash or check. Well, unfortunately, we don't actually have $4000 laying around to hand over (particularly when we've already paid for counters), so I start panicking more at work, trying desperately to move money around and locate the cash we need. Fortunately, when he calls our original counter guy back and offers him the option of meeting the new suppliers' dates - lo and behold - our guy calls right back and says they'll be out first thing in the morning to template! Amazing how that works, isn't it?
By now it's 3 pm, I've spent much of my day in an utter panic, and need to finish up work and get home. Dennis, after much scraping and prepping by PJ and him, is ready to lay the floor. I come home to see actual new floor!! Woo hoo!
It really gets moving after that, with Dennis (and helper Jason) finishing the floor while Boyd (and helper Tony) installs the base cabinets. And so, by 7 pm, we have this:
It looks like a kitchen!!Oh, yeah - and Tristen got to visit the emergency room and get 2 staples in the back of his head. Apparently it isn't a good idea to throw yourself backwards on the couch when there are drawers with sharp corners sitting there. *sigh*
Then I primed and painted the ceiling and we painted the exposed parts of the walls and went to bed around 2 am, ready to do it all again!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Day 2
The ceiling after PJ and I mudded into the wee hours of the morning:
The ceiling after Boyd fixed it for us:
With Boyd and Dennis as our fearless leaders again, Day 2 was all about fixing and prepping - most of the electrical/lighting was done the day before, so today was all about mudding/taping/sanding/texturing the ceiling and former soffit areas. And then tearing up the old floor and getting it prepped as well. A very long day with seemingly little progress, but very necessary. Oh, and many trips by the gophers (Ronan and myself) to Home Depot/Lowe's (we much prefer HD now, BTW). And it was the last day with the kids at Grandma's, so we were racing to get things livable/safe for their return.
The ceiling after Boyd fixed it for us:
With Boyd and Dennis as our fearless leaders again, Day 2 was all about fixing and prepping - most of the electrical/lighting was done the day before, so today was all about mudding/taping/sanding/texturing the ceiling and former soffit areas. And then tearing up the old floor and getting it prepped as well. A very long day with seemingly little progress, but very necessary. Oh, and many trips by the gophers (Ronan and myself) to Home Depot/Lowe's (we much prefer HD now, BTW). And it was the last day with the kids at Grandma's, so we were racing to get things livable/safe for their return.Oh, and the monsoon! Holy cow! Luckily everything was safely put away when the freak storm hit around 4:30.
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