Cabinet Installation Started!

After the flooring debacle, the contractor did arrive early to meet with the cabinet installation guys- who where having no part of the plywood fix (Mike & I were relieved that they weren't pleased with the "fix" either, and the contractor would have to get the flooring done immediately).

Cabinet installation was scheduled to take place on Tuesday & Wednesday, and then they come back after the countertops are installed to do the cabinetry that sits on top for around the stove.

The new plan they worked out was that the cabinet guys would be putting in the cabinetry where the floor WAS complete.  Then our contractor would get the floor done himself that afternoon.

Here's what it looked like at the end of the day on Tuesday...

Nook between the dining room (to left) and
butlers pantry (to right)

Bank of cabinets next to the fridge

More aggravation... The cabinet around the fridge was the wrong size.  They stick out too far, and defeat the whole purpose of the recessed fridge.  The floor plans showed the recessed area, however we didn't notice the top was framed out to match the rest of the walls.  We either had to buy a new cabinet with 12 inch depth, adjust this cabinet (saw off the back?), or adjust the wall behind the cabinet.  Since the cabinet was already assembled, we were not able to exchange/return it (grrr... this is the trouble with both of us working while the renovation is going on!)

As the contractor was racing to get the floor done, he wasn't as careful about the placement of the boards... and ran out.  Luckily, he had just enough to get done the area needed for the cabinetry to finish being installed the next morning.