One step forward...The crew is making real progress, if the rapidly increasing dust quantities is any indication. The kitchen is frames and shimmed and there may actually be right angles in there now. The refrigerator cubbie has been removed and the new closet is framed out. Considering the typical Chicago-style closet, this is going to be a whopper. Over 7 feet long and 36 inches deep, in many neighborhoods it would be considered a bedroom.
Of course where there is openings there are door choices, so we got sucked back into the Home Depot late last night. And, of course, stock=heinous so we ended up with a special order door, and a new entry door to boot (and another hit to the doo-dad budget). These also take time, so the bedroom won't be "done" for a few weeks either.The electrician is now on the team, so now we lose power fairly often, which is adding a level of difficulty to this 'work from home' business. But at least they can work together and be aware of what each is doing.
Lastly, Dee Dee and I went to revisit a cabinet store so she could take a look at the more affordable option. I overheard two employees discussing the brand in question (Cardell) and questioned them. Off the record, they said many unflattering things out the packaging and quality control and quietly suggested we look at other options. Welcome back to square one.
So now I have my squadron of cabinet consultants revisiting their plans and I've built a scary-ass spreadsheet of specs to make an 'informed' decision. I definitely put less effort in deciding where I went to college than I have on these cabinets. But this decision needs to be made because they all have a 4-week lead time and I'd really like to be done by Memorial Day.
Note that I finally got the BEFORE pictures off DeeDee's phone. I added them to the 'Day 0' post at the bottom
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