This is Red Leader – Operation Happy Mama proceeding according to plan. Installation in progress. Please view attached images to observe progress to date:
Day 1:
Before – The completely empty kitchen.
Josh and Lou inspecting the inventory.
Shipment in the garage. BOTH cars had to park in the driveway!
Day 2:
Josh and Lou starting the tear out.
Counters out
Island with the sink and dishwasher dismantled.
Everything OUT!
Jeremy tackles the final piece of the destruction.
Day 3:
Day 4:
John, our cabinet guy, was a Zen Fucking Master! He had EVERYTHING installed in less than 3 full days.
Day 5:
Day 6:
And yes, John came in to work on Super Bowl Sunday. We didn’t mind – we don’t watch Fball and he was DONE by 1 pm!
All cabinets and hardware installed. On to granite and tile…
Day 7 :
Electric installed back in the island. New sockets ready and hot.
Sink temporarily re-installed
Yes, that’s the ORIGINAL formica island countertop with the old sink. Now you have an idea how large the NEW island really is.
Day 8:
Red Leader here – we have a problem…
And now I wait… If the promptness of the granite guy’s appearance (he was 2 hours late) and his attitude are any indication, I MAY have a functioning complete kitchen by Halloween. I can promise you, when you hire me I will show up ON TIME and if I am going to be late, I will pick up the goddamn phone!
Apparently I have to wait for the granite to come in from SoCal and THEN they cut it and THEN install it (Moment of Truth – I thought the granite was an IN STOCK item, which is one of the reasons I chose that particular one). I thought the counters would be fabricated today and tomorrow and installed by the end of the week! According to the guy who was here yesterday, the granite won’t even BE IN LAS VEGAS until next Tuesday! Oh, BTW, I can’t put a fucking thing in any of the lower cabinets or drawers until the counters are in. The uppers are all filled already. Thank you Friend Lynn for coming over and handing everything to me while I was on a ladder. But I still have appliances, cookware, flatware, Baking Stones (yes, of course they are Pampered Chef) and Tupperware without homes, resting on every flat surface of the house. Three tables and the guest bed are covered and the drawers are stacked EVERYWHERE. Will the granite guys be late for each appointment? Who the hell knows!
Today the guys come to measure for the tile flooring and the backsplash. The floor can go in, but the backsplash has to wait until the granite guys get done. Have I mentioned I am not good at waiting and that my fridge in plugged into an outlet in the living room?
And before you ask, yes those awful light fixtures will be replaced too, but that is WAY down the road. I will keep you posted.
Red Leader OUT!
