7:04 am on day four of construction. Yesterday went smoothly. The electrician moved wires in the wall so they could remove the studs, insert the header and then build the new "closet" for the refrigerator and the inset cabinetry.
The electrician also ran new wiring for overhead lights where the new range will be located. We are moving the range space over several inches from its former location to center it on that wall.
It's great to be able to walk into this space and see straight out the back door. Ever since we moved here the position of the back door/refrigerator has bothered me. I guess that's the basis of Feng Shui.
I placed the order for the appliances, but the salesman at Clark Appliances has not sent me the order form to sign. I'll be giving him a call today to get that going. He said that it would take about a week and a half to get the appliances to Bloomington, so that process needs to start today to have them in by the end of next week.
I also forgot to tell Brent, the contractor that I wanted an electrical outlet in the back of one of the new cabinets so I can keep a microwave inside the cabinet to save counter space. A little added expense to get the electrician out here again, but well worth it for the convenience.
Today they start the drywall work, so I'm hanging up additional plastic in the doorways to keep the dust from filling every room. Brent is trying to be nice by keeping the kitchen in tact as much as possible so I can use it, but the dust in the air already makes me not want to do anything in there. So dinner last night was at Truffles. Why is it always so expensive to go there even when you order from the bar menu and it's half price wine night? But we've built in a 'dining out' line item into our remodeling budget, thought I think it's time to go back to the Pizza X game plan.
And luckily my mood is better this morning. It just takes me a little while to adjust to major changes.
Excellent decision on the unobstructed view out the back door. Cutting out 8 square feet from the piano room will add triple that in functionality to the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteTrue. The only other option we had was to extend the kitchen floor plan into the dining room. That would have put the kitchen counters too close to the fireplace.
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