It's been another few weeks of emotional up's and down's.
We were so excited to have the flooring installed in the downstairs living room, foyer, and hallway! Total Floors once again did amazing work in a small amount of time. Now the entire look of the downstairs has changed. However, in effort to finish the bedroom downstairs we had to move all furniture stored in that room into the downstairs living room.
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| Flooring going down |
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| Flooring now covered by items previously stored in bedroom downstairs |
Unfortunately our countertops were to be installed on Tuesday but due to the range and downdraft system not properly installed, the countertops were on hold. We then discovered that for the system to work we had to cut the drawers which really meant ordering new drawers. I was heated to say the least and I was NOT going to wait another 5 weeks for new drawers. I suggested using a seam in the silestone to accommodate the downdraft system which ended up being the resolution!
Unfortunately they have to come back out, charge us extra, and measure again on Monday. We are supposed to have the countertops installed on Wednesday. We did have the counterops for the other part of the cabinets laid but they aren't fully installed yet. I love the color and can't wait to install the ming green marble backsplash!
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| It's nice to have some type of countertop to work on! |
The floors were a great success and the countertops a huge failure but at least we had one more project that came together nicely. The downstairs bathroom tiling has been completed. There is minor touch up work left but we're happy with the progress.
Even though this wasn't our original plan and was done on a very low budget, it turned out great.
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| Double vanity- one handle needs fixed |
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| shower with glass tiles |
Unfortunately the roller coaster took a big drop after the bathroom. Our 12 foot patio door was supposed to arrive on March 3rd. By March 6th, I called and asked where the door was. Unfortunately no one could give me a good answer. After a few words with a Manager, our door arrived today (with a discount). We are looking forward to it being installed this weekend. It will go where the bay window and door are below.
Another set back in my office was that we couldn't find a stain to match the original wood beams where we had to repair some spots. Therefore, we had to paint the beams white. The look is clean and acceptable; however, we were trying to keep some of the integrity of the original house so it was a bit disappointing.
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| Wood beams before |
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| Wood beams after |
Todd and I had to get away from this emotional ride for a weekend and we are looking forward to seeing my family in NC this weekend. I also found out my sister is having her third girl!!
We are hoping to come back to several more projects completed including the new 12 foot patio door in my office! Cross your fingers!!
