I didn't think the day would come that the base cabinets would go in. Cassandra and I had finished all of the upper cabinets with the help of her Dad to heave up the last set. Thanks Dad!
Friday night the uppers are in...
On the bases it is time to begin...
The in-laws are here, oh what do I do...
I have to entertain no cabinets boo hoo...
So off to the city with family in tow...
I have to take a break, but it isn't something I know...
The cabinets will wait a day or two...
I guess I can wait, couldn't you?
So today or tomorrow I know it'll get done...
No matter when I know I'll have fun!
So with a day of rest I was able to begin healing up all of the bruises and bumps from all of the days of flooring and cabinets. It looked as though a herd of junior soccer players had had their way with my shins! On Friday evening Cassandra and her Dad helped get all of the base cabinets into the house. The corner cabinets had to be pulled out of the boxes on the porch and carefully maneuvered into the doorway as they were too big to fit through the door in the box. We got the bases all in place and it instantly started to look like a kitchen. I jumped right in and placed the bases for the butler's pantry and secured them to the wall. It was nice to have that done.
On Saturday we got up and went downtown and ran a bunch of errands with the girls and the grandparents. It was a good day even though the rain was on and off all day. Saturday evening I got started shimming and adjusting the base cabinets and getting them level. Getting them level is so important as the counter top company will not measure for cabinets until the cabinets are secure, squared and leveled. I got them all leveled and secured and verified that they were square. I then began cutting out the bracing on the cabinet base that would hold the stove top so it would fit in the enclosure. Finally! done with the cabinets! Installed, leveled, secured, square...all is good!
I contacted the counter company, Kitchens by Rutenschroer who scheduled a technician to come out and measure. The guy showed up and made some drawings and took measurements from every angle. He then pulled out a laser contraption and proceeded to set up little targets for the laser to reflect off of. These were set along the edges of the base cabinets and walls. He then turned on the laser and with a hand held used a stylus to take shots of the laser hitting each of the targets. This sent precise measurements to the computer that will be used to layout and cut the stone. It was really interesting to watch him do his work. When he finished he said they should be calling us to schedule our trip to the stone yard to pick out our specific counter top stone. This will be exciting and the topic of our next update.
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