We decided to continue upon our masochistic ways by renovating our kitchen. True to form we set out seeking bids from contractors, not necessarily qualified contractors. Why break the pattern now?
We started with a kitchen with a 15 foot long center island by 3 feet. It weighed considerable amount as it consisted of 1.5 inches of MDF, 1/2 inch of duro-rock, mud and tile. To stop the kitchen floor from saggin/possibly collapsing we had purchased every floor jack within the state of SC and placed them in the crawl space to support the kitchen floor.
Our thought was to rip out the existing kitchen cabinets and island, do a
minor re-layout of the appliances, and have a much smaller center
island. We started the cabinet maker/contractor interviews in April,
selecting the one we thought best suited to understand and possibly
complete the job. We had a better chance of winning Powerball than this
coming true. After finishing the area hardwood floors in the area
(25x28 feet)
we called the cabinet maker/contractor to let him know we were ready for his cabinets to be installed. What cabinets he asked? The ones he hadn't started? he said. Like I said we can pick contractors. It was know the 3rd week of July and we had been without a functioning kitchen for 4 weeks to this point. After close to two years of continuous construction of some sort I was ready to snap. We actually fired the clueless sloth and probably should have fired me also.
Falling back on old habits, we sought out Home Dumpo, placed an order and waited another 6 weeks for cabinets to arrive and be installed. It was now Labor Day and with a light at the end of the tunnel that wasn't another crack contractor we had a flurry of success. The results:
