Quick trip Sunday

CMV and I drove up to get more work done. We needed to get the cabinets in their final resting place and install the countertop. Once the counter is in place, CMV will go to work laying the tile. She finished the project around 10:00 pm.





We ended the weekend short of our goal. We do not have the kitchen sink in place, we had planned to re-use the bathroom sink, but discovered it had a large crack in the drain section, rendering it useless. The last item I need to complete is to move the hot water heater from the utility shed and place it into the kitchen.

Another Update

I took a trip up to the cottage on Thursday afternoon and planned to stay until Sunday evening. My intended goal was to get everything ready for the plumber to return and hook up the water. I will not address the fact that I was going to stay for 4 days in a house without running water, except to say that plans had been made ahead of time.

The goal seems like an easy task, but it required many seperate pieces that would eventually complete the puzzle. The pieces of the project included drywall, cabinets, counters, sinks and faucets, and still more drywall. This project required that each of these tasks be completed in a specific order. The counter requires that the cabinets are in place, the cabinets depend on the drywall installation and the mudding and taping.

I must admit, of all of the projects that we have started in this house, the drywall is the one that caused me to hesitate. I HATE drywall. I can tolerate hanging the sheets, but I want no part of the taping or mudding. Having said that, I found myself in the position of finishing the drywall in the kitchen. The cabinets will cover most of the wall, so the chore was not as bad as I had feared.

I had to leave the kitchen wall to dry, so I hung the drywall in the back bedroom. This took the balance of the day. Saturday morning brought the installation of the cabinets and moving most of the items in the kitchen to other parts of the cottage. I decided to leave around noon so I could see AMV (the kid) off to the prom.