Week 9
Quite a delay since my last post. I've been out of town (visiting the family in cold, snowy England) and as I left mid-week and came back mid-week it's meant three weeks since the last time I had a chance to post.
Despite the holiday season, quite a lot of work has been done. Before I left, the oak floor in the kitchen had been mostly laid down and the cabinets were starting to be installed. In addition, the concrete base for the tiling on the shower walls had been done.
When I got back, the kitchen floor and cabinets were in, as were the upstairs bathroom vanities. Only two minor problems. There's supposed to be a sliding trash can in the cupboard beneath and to the left of the main sink. Instead, there was a plain cupboard. Fortunately, this is easily fixed. The breakfast bar on the island is supposed to have a curved edge, not the straight edge with rounded corners it is right now. I've communicated what I want to both Julie (the designer) and the counter top fabricators. Hopefully, between the two it'll get sorted.
I spent some time this week at the granite fabricators. They're the folk who cut the granite slabs and then install them. They wanted me to go down and decide on exactly which parts of the slabs would be cut for what. A surprisingly tricky thing to do. Fortunately I was expertly guided and that's all done.
Not quite sure what, other then the master bathroom tiling, is going to get done this week. The guest bath tiles won't be arriving until the following week.
Now, what you've all been waiting for. The pictures!
Despite the holiday season, quite a lot of work has been done. Before I left, the oak floor in the kitchen had been mostly laid down and the cabinets were starting to be installed. In addition, the concrete base for the tiling on the shower walls had been done.
When I got back, the kitchen floor and cabinets were in, as were the upstairs bathroom vanities. Only two minor problems. There's supposed to be a sliding trash can in the cupboard beneath and to the left of the main sink. Instead, there was a plain cupboard. Fortunately, this is easily fixed. The breakfast bar on the island is supposed to have a curved edge, not the straight edge with rounded corners it is right now. I've communicated what I want to both Julie (the designer) and the counter top fabricators. Hopefully, between the two it'll get sorted.
I spent some time this week at the granite fabricators. They're the folk who cut the granite slabs and then install them. They wanted me to go down and decide on exactly which parts of the slabs would be cut for what. A surprisingly tricky thing to do. Fortunately I was expertly guided and that's all done.
Not quite sure what, other then the master bathroom tiling, is going to get done this week. The guest bath tiles won't be arriving until the following week.
Now, what you've all been waiting for. The pictures!
Kitchen cabinets
Another view of kitchen cabinets
Shelf in the island for the microwave
The new oak floor (still in needs finishing)
Sliding door in kitchen showing molding
Cabinets in downstairs bath ready for installation
Vanity in guest bathroom
Tiling in Master Bath has begun
Master bath vanity. Covered in paper to protect it during tiling
A pile of tiles for the master bath
Close up of the river rock tiles. These are dusty. Actual color is black
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