The crew replaced the wall they accidentally tore down. The new wall was better than it was before. The old wall was slightly crooked. It was supposed to be left alone because the neighbors with the same floor plan told us the wall housed the plumbing. Nope, no pipes there.
I thought it would be a good thing to just leave the wall down and gain more space for the cabinets. But Max nixed that idea because all the measurements are complete and we aren’t changing anything. It would cause complications. So far, change orders on the cabinets have mostly caused an increase in price, so we aren’t going there.
The construction crew finished installing the overhead lights. Originally, they were cutting holes in the ceiling to put the overhead light canisters. After a while, they decided that there were going to be so many holes that they just tore down the whole kitchen ceiling and a new ceiling would be put in once the electrician was done with his part. Max was glad to hear that, because patching holes in the ceiling for the number of lights they were installing would be noticeable.
Doug brought over the electrician and plumber to survey the job. Jared, the plumber will start working on Thursday to reroute plumbing to allow room for the vent for the oven fan to fit. He will also finish the gas line connection for the new stove.
A couple of our neighbors, Phil and Duncan, came over to see the progress and Max gave them the brief tour.
After they left, Max and I surveyed the work. Again, we were pleased with the progress. But we noticed the lights….and how many of them there were. For the size of the room, there were 19 lights along with the 3 Murano glass hanging lamps we bought when we were in Venice.
The construction crew finished installing the overhead lights. Originally, they were cutting holes in the ceiling to put the overhead light canisters. After a while, they decided that there were going to be so many holes that they just tore down the whole kitchen ceiling and a new ceiling would be put in once the electrician was done with his part. Max was glad to hear that, because patching holes in the ceiling for the number of lights they were installing would be noticeable.
Doug brought over the electrician and plumber to survey the job. Jared, the plumber will start working on Thursday to reroute plumbing to allow room for the vent for the oven fan to fit. He will also finish the gas line connection for the new stove.
A couple of our neighbors, Phil and Duncan, came over to see the progress and Max gave them the brief tour.
After they left, Max and I surveyed the work. Again, we were pleased with the progress. But we noticed the lights….and how many of them there were. For the size of the room, there were 19 lights along with the 3 Murano glass hanging lamps we bought when we were in Venice.
Much of the room is being designed around these lamps. Here's a picture of those lamps over the dining room table.
Max went to Home Depot and bought light bulbs for the kitchen just so that we can see how bright it would be. It was bright enough for a hospital operating room. Thank goodness the lights are on dimmers. After we thought about it, we figured we could do away with 3 lights and it would still be bright enough. For heavens sake, some of the lights were just a foot apart. We were imagining our electrical meter just whirring madly when we turned on the lights, full blast.
We will still have to pay for the light fixtures, but we figure we can use them for the bar or laundry room.
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