A Note From Our Designer

This is from our designer regarding our schedule. Demolition begins in six days.

Matt:

Yes, we are scheduled to start next week Monday at 8:00am. I have arranged for the dumpster to be delivered on that day (I assumed you would not want it delivered on Friday, blocking access to the garage over the weekend). Waste Management is not giving me a delivery time, just in the morning. We will start demo, if the dumpster is not delivered until later in the morning we will put cabinets, etc outside. The dumpster is 8 feet wide (the same width as your driveway). I want one of my guys there to direct the delivery.

Ray and I have the schedule 99% complete—we were waiting on ETA of the cabinets and windows—we received that info this morning and will complete the scheduling today. I will have something for you tomorrow.

You and Lori (sic) should begin boxing up all excess kitchen products and have the kitchen cleared out for Monday. Keep out just those items you will need to have access to for the next month. Plan on paper plates, using the microwave and take out/eat out for the next several weeks. Determine where you would like the refrigerator and microwave moved to (the family room and dining room?). Also, the dining room table and chairs should be moved out of the dining room or moved to the side and covered with plastic drapes for protection. Please remove all art work from walls and pack away any breakable items (remodeling often creates vibrations; we would not want to be responsible for any valuable items falling and breaking). We will put up plastic drapes over the doorways to help contain the dust.

In the next week/10 days you will need to plan on visiting Wisconsin Stone Design (a granite wholesaler here in Milwaukee ) to select the (2) slabs of Black Galaxy to be used for your countertops. The material has very little color or pattern variation. Should you prefer, I can visit them myself and select your granite slabs for you? Please let me know your thoughts on this matter. If you would like to select you material, I will provide you with the address and phone number of the facility and you can make an appointment to visit them.

Please feel free to contact me should you have any additional questions. We look forward to a successful project!

Regards,

Jill Doss
Kitchen and Bath Designer
Artisan Kitchen and Bath Gallery/Granite Surfaces International

And a note on the appliances:

Jill said tentative delivery 9-10.

1/2 of the items are in now. Ventahood is on order.

We should be good.

Carrie