Week Three Is Over

Week three is over and we’re still on track and happy with the progress.

This morning the dry wallers arrived before 7:00AM so I was able to talk with them (although their English was not too good). They are on their last day, fixing a few more spots, smoothing some patches, and then spraying everything. They were quite proud of their chamfering. It was the first time that they had done it. Fortunately they had all our other passageways to use as a guide.

We need to choose our colors this weekend. We’re having some difficulty with this. It’s completely beyond me, so Laurie will have to do the heavy lifting here. We want something that will complement the copper flecks that are throughout the granite. The ceiling and back entrance will probably be different colors than the kitchen and each other.

Our tile plans have changed. The maple in the pantry is nice so we’ll keep that and have it refinished. There is oak under the vinyl in the front hall and, from what we could see under the area they pulled up, it appears to be in pretty good shape. Unless areas further in are in very bad condition, a possibility, we’ll keep that as well.

We need to make an interesting choice about the trim around the two windows. We were originally going to go with a maple to match the cabinets. That seemed easy. However, we saved the wood trim around the door in the dining room and front hall. It’s in excellent condition and matches the trim around all the other windows. There’s just enough to do both of the kitchen windows. Do we have the windows match the new kitchen wood, or do we save part of the original house, and match the existing windows? I don’t know. Suggestions?

All appliances, except the hood, are here and will be delivered next week. The hood is supposed to arrive no later than the 20th. The cabinets are all in and will be delivered next week also. See the schedule in the following posting.