More work on the floor today. We wanted to get the kitchen done by this morning because the appliances were being delivered. The guys from Lowes moved everything in very delicately and staged most of the stuff in the kitchen area. We couldn't put everything in place because the plumber and electrician need to still do some work, but the appliances look awesome (stainless) and I can't wait until we get them all in place.
DAY 106
Becky and my mom spent some time trying to install the door handles on the cabinets. That crap seems way more difficult than it should be. There was some minor scratching on the doors, but hopefully it will be fixable. They were only able to get through about ten of the 25 or so. We also put up the rest of the wall cabinets except for the one to the left of the corner that is still on order through Lowes. We had troubles getting them perfectly flush next to each other and on the top, but I think we did a decent job for amateurs. We still need to put the crown molding on top of them and the painter has to fix up the blank mark below them where our wood place holder was located.
The HVAC guys also came out again and installed the air conditioner, floor and wall vents. Good looking stuff.
The insulation guys ALSO stopped by to blow in the attic insulation. Busy day.
Cabinets almost done and the hood vent on.
Appliances hanging out in the kitchen.
The vents look green-ish to me, so those may get painted in the near future.
Thermostat.
DAY 107
Today, we put the last of the flooring down. We were about two full boards short, so we had to piece together some cut pieces, which we put in the pantry. No one will ever notice and it still looks fine. I'm just impressed we wasted VERY little flooring and almost hit the amount we needed perfectly. Score.
You can see the seams in the pantry, but they'll be covered up with crap anyways.
A sample of a finished room (powder room).
A little shoe nook area. The edges will be covered by shoe molding.
Sun room booiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.
OK.... problem time....
When we installed the floor cabinets, we had to measure out for a future dishwasher. The problems we knew we would run into involved the drawer handles to the left. We needed to extend the peninsula far enough to the left and out so that we could open the dishwasher drawer or the drawers and not have either collide. We almost got it right...
We staged the dishwasher today, only to see that we didn't extend the peninsula outward far enough. Mega bad news. We can't move the cabinets because they are screwed down and the floor is in. The only options we have are to buy a dishwasher that doesn't have a large handle (we still might have issues, though) or recess the dishwasher about an inch into it's slot. We are going to try option B because we can always buy a new dishwasher if this ends up looking weird once the counter top is put in tomorrow. We had SOME space in the back of the dishwasher area to slide it back, but not much because it opens into the sun room and we need to put a piece of paneling behind the dishwasher once it's mounted. Many many problems. We found the right spot and yes, it does look weird recessed in, but I think we'll manage it... for now...
Where the dishwasher SHOULD sit.
But then this happens when you open the drawer... my mom suggested keeping it and only opening that drawer when the dishwasher is open.... wha?? No thanks.
Recessing the dishwasher so that this is what the gap will be when the drawer is open and the dishwasher is fully closed.
The space behind and to the left of the dishwasher. We will have JUST enough space to put on paneling so that it doesn't bow from the back of the dishwasher.
What it will look like recessed in. We will put a 4 inch piece of filler to the left, some black skins on the right cabinet so that the wood isn't exposed and toe-kick below. Everything should work out well, but we'll see what happens with the counter top tomorrow. YIKES.
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