We went to check on the progress of our house on Friday afternoon. It is going splendidly, thank the Lord. The have
the cabinets up in the kitchen, base boards throughout the house, railings, bathroom tile, primer on the walls, and some of the appliances are in. One teensy weensy problem we noticed right when we walked in… they installed the island in the kitchen sideways. Its 90 degrees off- the cabinets
were supposed to open towards the stove… now they open towards the sink and dishwa
sales rep panicked and called the contractor to come over and look at it, then he started making calls. Apparently, in some homes they install them long ways like that, and whoever installed it made sure it was the proper distance away from the other counters. So, after some deliberation, Hubby and I decided that we actually liked it better facing that way. Since it was technically up to code, they let us keep it that way. I think it actually opens the kitchen up a bit. I was very excited to see that in all my lower cabinets there is a shelf that slides out! And I am going to have to invest in a cute step ladder because there is no way I will be able to reach those top shelves! I can’t wait to see what it is going to look like when the counter tops come in!! They have almost finished grading the lot! This was taken at the back of the house towards the side yard.
2 comments:
oh how exciting! I sure hope I can come someday. Maybe I'll win some money somewhere?!!!!! lol :)
I've never seen anything go so fast. This is great to check on your page and see so much progress all the time. Almost makes me feel like I'm accomplishing something myself, haha.
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