A Ways to Go!

Those of you who have built or remodeled probably know what we've been going through at the Squash House. Timelines are expressed, but even with the best of builders, they are rarely met exactly! Such is the case with the kitchen. We spent most of the morning to early afternoon yesterday out of the house so the guys could work. Drove over a very high pass in Oregon (Tollgate) then down to Elgin and Minam - places where we will be fly fishing once we retire. When we got home, Ted and Justin hadn't gotten as far as they wanted, but were still making progress. So Mr. Squash worked on some cleaning, and I went outside to do another round of weeding.

By dinner time, the guys had at least gotten the appliances moved in and the stove and frig hooked up, but not the diswasher. And I can understand why it took so long...those two appliances are behemoths! They weren't easy to get in the house, let alone get them hooked up and running! So they left for the day and we went to dinner. By the time we got home we were exhausted. I snapped a couple of photos around 8:30, then it was time for bed!

Below is the stove and fridge. You can see the new floor, too. I took the stove manual home with me - wow - you can convert from convection to electric and back again - and I've never used convection! The six burners on the ceramic top can also be bridged as well as used small or large - more reading to do! Also, when you look at these, bear in mind that the cabinets doors and hardware are going to be replaced and the glass tiles still need to be installed.

Here is a view of the new undermount sink. It is only just sitting under the counter - not fully installed yet. Such is also the case with the faucet and soap dispenser. There is also a piece missing from the faucet that you won't see until next time. The glass tiles will go from the counter all the way up to the cabinet bottoms and the entire wall behind the stove.
We're home now...the rest of the week will be spent trying to catch up on my blog reading and working. I'm also going to be an official pattern tester, so I can't wait to work on that!