We had a busy weekend pulling staples from the floor (much less rewarding than mussles from a shell by the way), but it's not a real photogenic activity, so no new pictures today.
Also took down the ceiling in part of the basement. Why, you may ask? Because the plumber, electrician and HVAC people will need to access the underside of the kitchen, and this will make it a lot easier. My mantra here is: easier for them = cheaper for me! That went better than I thought it would. 40 years of dust isn't as much as I was afraid it would be.
Besides, the ceiling in the basement has some issues anyway so this is the opportunity to address that.
Angst of the moment: went sink shopping over the weekend and discovered that the sink we wanted required a 36" cabinet, but we only have a 33". Much consternation and heated debate followed with discussions about moving cabinets, sink specifications, etc. This morning our GC reassured us that we have more room than we think and it will all be fine. I have put him on the case using an example sink to find one that will work and meet our needs. Problem averted, at least for now.
Also did some granite shopping. Found what we think is the Right Answer, but we want to hit a yard first. Trying to set up an appointment through our cabinet guy for this week or next.
This morning, our electrician came in- so we had a very productive discussion about outlet/switch placement and such. Amazing how much you turn out to care about these things! I like him- he seems pretty easy to work with, and is willing to tell you what he thinks while making it clear it's your decision and he'll do what you say.
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Have you ever seen "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House"?
Hmmm... Not exactly what we want to hear.
How about "Mr Blandings Does His Homework, Calls A Contractor And Gets Exactly What He Expects At A Reasonable Price In A Timely And Efficient Manner."
That's a movie I would like to see. And be in.
All of the contractors in the movie were very nice people. The Blandings were just silly. I think you should call your movie "Kitchen ShaZam!" or "Completely Successful Kitchen Project-oh" (written in Japanese). Life's like a movie, write your own ending...
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