Once again, Victor arrives bright and early at 7:45 this morning. Steve's estimated completion is by tomorrow, Friday July 13. He thinks he will wait to patch up the ceiling until the vent hood is installed. Rest of the work he thinks will be completed.
Arnold's appliance has been diligent about keeping me updated on the status of the vent hood. It appears that the distributor is giving them the runaround by continuing to say that the hood is "in transit", whatever that means. Steve suggests that he will return to complete the job, once the hood arrives. In the meantime, I'll have to use the stove with the kitchen windows and patio door open for ventilation.
I just got a call from Steve@Arnold's telling me that the vent hood is arriving this morning and the distributor has guaranteed him. It will be available for pickup on saturday. I'll believe it when I see the unit.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Day 10 and 11
On Day 10, Steve patched up holes in the wall, cleaned it up to make it ready for the tile work. Steve brings in the tiles and they look fabulous. Since these are slate tiles, again every tile is unique in both shades and designs. They are all polished so they have a smooth and somewhat shiny surface. Only 12" square tiles are available so he would have to cut each one of them into 6" squares and arrange them in a brick wall fashion. Steve has a much better idea - why dont we install the 12" tiles as diamond shaped patterns? He arranged the tiles on the floor and I'm instantly sold.
Flooring is also complete, cabinet toe kicks are installed. The tile guy didn't show up for the day.
Day 11, the tile guy shows up bright and early at 7:45, ahead of Steve. Steve installed the door leading up to the garage - something that had to wait until we could bring in the stove and flooring had been laid. When I got home that evening, tiles had been installed on one wall and the diamond shaped patterns look great. Other wall has been prepped for work tomorrow. Also tomorrow, the gaps between the tiles will be filled with grout once the tile glue cures overnight.
Flooring is also complete, cabinet toe kicks are installed. The tile guy didn't show up for the day.
Day 11, the tile guy shows up bright and early at 7:45, ahead of Steve. Steve installed the door leading up to the garage - something that had to wait until we could bring in the stove and flooring had been laid. When I got home that evening, tiles had been installed on one wall and the diamond shaped patterns look great. Other wall has been prepped for work tomorrow. Also tomorrow, the gaps between the tiles will be filled with grout once the tile glue cures overnight.
Countertop installation
Monday morning started in anticipation of the countertop. Lotus Designs is scheduled to bring the countertops between 10 and 11AM. Steve once again feverishly sets the area ready. I get a call at work around 11AM that one of the guys who was supposed to help carry the countertop has pulled his ankle so they are expecting a replacement to arrive. Marnie called me and then Shane, twice during the day, giving me updates that they were still waiting for the replacement guy. Finally, Steve calls me saying that Ken let him know the counter tops would arrive by 5PM. I head home around 4:45 and Steve had to take off for the evening. Finally, around 5:30 the countertop arrives with two guys to carry the stuff into the home.
The counter tops are bloody heavy - the larger piece is about 400 lbs. On average, I'm told this stone weighs 20 lbs/sq.ft. I give them a hand as they navigate the piece through the house.
The counter tops are glued to the top of the cabinets with a polyurethane glue. On the side of the sink, they are also glued on the back to the wall. The undermount sink is glued to the edges of the cabinet and to the underside of the countertop with the same polyurethane glue as well. The sink is then pushed up against the countertop by sticking a piece of wood between the cabinet floor and the underside of the sink. It takes 24 hrs for the glue to "cure".
On the other side, it turns out that the walls are not exactly square so the left side of the countertop is sticking into the stove area by a 1/4 inch. So there is no room to slide in the stove. They had to quickly pry apart the countertop, shave off a 1/4 inch and then bring it back inside - all while the glue is still working! Now the hole is barely enough to slide in the 380 lb stove.
I'm happy I don't have to fool around with such heavy objects to earn a living.
The counter tops are bloody heavy - the larger piece is about 400 lbs. On average, I'm told this stone weighs 20 lbs/sq.ft. I give them a hand as they navigate the piece through the house.
The counter tops are glued to the top of the cabinets with a polyurethane glue. On the side of the sink, they are also glued on the back to the wall. The undermount sink is glued to the edges of the cabinet and to the underside of the countertop with the same polyurethane glue as well. The sink is then pushed up against the countertop by sticking a piece of wood between the cabinet floor and the underside of the sink. It takes 24 hrs for the glue to "cure".
On the other side, it turns out that the walls are not exactly square so the left side of the countertop is sticking into the stove area by a 1/4 inch. So there is no room to slide in the stove. They had to quickly pry apart the countertop, shave off a 1/4 inch and then bring it back inside - all while the glue is still working! Now the hole is barely enough to slide in the 380 lb stove.
I'm happy I don't have to fool around with such heavy objects to earn a living.
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