Day 2

Counters have been partially torn down, flooring and sub floor partially torn down. Pantry (new and old) placed in their new locations, along with the fridge. New base cabinets and wall cabinets in their new locations as placeholders. Electrical work is complete, with the installation of can lights and a pendant light. Also, electrical overload switches installed to bring the kitchen up to code. Trim work on the utility room and entrance doors completed. Trim work starting to be torn down on the garage door but that might have to wait until floor is started. Electrical stove has been disconnected.

Appliance store confirms delivery of sink and stove tomorrow. Hood is still not in stock. No ETA.

Start of work

At last, Day 1 of our project. On June 26, 2007, the contractors arrived bright and early in the morning, ready to start the project. Travis is sort of the head honcho of Home Expressions and Ken's son.They wanted to start off by installing doors first. We realized that Home Depot had not yet delivered the fire door. Also, we needed to order a new cabinet since the one we were going to move was a tad too wide for the new wall space. Finally, we needed some shims for the door, filler block for the cabinets and toe kick for the new cabinets. So Steve and I headed over to Home Depot and after an hour, were on our way back with all the items. An extra $108 for the new cabinet.

I realize that painting the doors, buying and painting the trim was not part of the contract. This was my second taste of budget overrun. Painting is going to cost an extra $150 per door.

By the end of Day 1, the main entrance door and an interior door leading to the utility room have been installed, not yet finished up.