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Why?

Posted Nov 12th, 07 at 12:01 am by JimGo
OK, we'd kind of hit a brick wall as far as the kitchen goes. We managed to do a few things, but had to wait for the handles, then to get the motivation to install the handles, then for the Schluter trim for the backsplash, then needed to get the proper thinset. OK, so the stars FINALLY aligned today,...
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Tom Petty was right...

Posted Oct 15th, 07 at 11:13 pm by JimGo
The waiting is the hardest part. Waiting for new supply lines for the bathroom, waiting for the Schluter trim piece for the backsplash, waiting for a good day to patch the holes in my ceiling, etc. UG!

Well, at least we DO have SOME progress to report. Somehow, the supply line to the...
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Hookin' up

Posted Oct 7th, 07 at 1:21 am by JimGo
Well, we're all hooked up! The sink, DW, and cooktop are all connected and working properly! I'll be double-checking the sink for leaks, but as of now, everything looks to be in order. It's not coming across that well, but I'm VERY happy!

I also picked up some of the "stuff"...
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Kitchen Counter!

Posted Oct 6th, 07 at 12:30 am by JimGo
Well, they came and installed the counter today. I can't say I'm entirely happy. At a macro level, the kitchen looks beautiful, and I think we did a heck of a job picking everything out. Of course, I'm simply patting myself on the back by saying this, and everything is basically to my (or at least...
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More than a little peaved

Posted Oct 4th, 07 at 9:38 pm by JimGo
OK, we have a 24" undermount Elkay sink going into a 24" cabinet, so the sink HAS to go in BEFORE the countertop goes on. As I mentioned in my post from last night, the countertop guy forgot the sink, so he couldn't do the install. But the home office said someone will...
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