Neat Solutions for Kitchen Remodel- #8

After several slow days, Thursday was unbelievably action-packed. Suffice it to say .... It did not all go smoothly ... I spoke too soon when I said "Once in a great while a plan comes together BETTER than you expect it will." HA!! After expecting the granite to be installed Monday or Tuesday.  It finally arrived Wednesday late afternoon. "Mr. Granite" FORGOT several sections and had to return very early Thursday morning to finish. The cabinets and walls took a small beating with the 1000 lb rock that had to fit snugly between the wall, the fridge and the Viking. I couldn't watch and asked Jim to "help" them. We were thankful no one had to be hospitalized. Not long

after the granite guys left, the cabinets guys entered, followed by the electrician and then the plumber. Each of these professionals faced challenges ...none ever gave up on finding a solution. The result is that everything took longer than expected.... but we should expect that, right? The lighting went in with the least number of  problems. The plumber, however,  encountered several challenges...would my perfect faucet fit in the space between the sink and the back splash? Would  the pipes fit to the new sink?

Several door pulls were not put on correctly, so new doors will need to replace them. One whole set of doors were made to hold glass panels but we wanted solid doors. There were questions about baseboards, trim, light switches and on and on.......All problems will be solved. Next week we look forward to water actually running in the sink, the dishwasher hooked up, the last cabinet installed, glass panes and shelves installed. We are about 90% complete. The  fun starts after all of the workers are done .... painting the baseboards, placing all of the food, pots, pans, and dishes back in the cabinets and cleaning the layers of dust from entire house.