Kitchen Cabinets--April 4, 2011

So April 1-3 we ripped out our old cabinets and countertops. And started the install on the 4th. The 1 day install took two days then they had to finish up on Sat. Even with the extra days we had to wait another two weeks for drawer banks that went on either side of the stove. Which meant that we couldn't put in our countertops. And of course no countertops meant no sink, no sink meant no dishwasher which of course meant we flushed cereal down the toilet and washed everything in the bathroom. For some reason it just doesn't seem as sanitary to me.

Luckily our cabinet installation guy totally rocked and I spent the time while he was here kickin it with him and when he came in on Sat to finish up he and the granite guy had a surprise for me. They decided to brace the countertops with 2x4s so we could install the sink and everything. They also moved some of the clients around that they didn't like so that they could do the granite a week earlier than they thought. They were amazing!!! They are a cherry wood with antiqued black pulls and the granite is called Verde Butterfly. It guess it's a Grade C level of granit, but my guy had bought a bunch of big slabs and sold it to us for the Grade A level and only charged us for what we used rather than two slabs with the extras tossed to the side. Plus he upgraded my edge so I have a double beveled edge. I LOVE it!

In the middle of the cabinet installation my van decided not to start. i called Warren and he thought it sounded like a fuel filter and I decided I would be able to change out the fuel filter. So I got a ride to AutoZone and spent by $20 on the new filter and armed with a socket wrench thought I found the right thing. Warren said I would hear a his as pressure released and to step back b/c it could spray a fine mist of fuel. So I started loosening the nut and sure enough it started hissing and spitting with released pressure. I let it blow out for about 10 mins before I decided I maybe loosened the wrong thing...turns out it was the AC thing and now in addition to getting the fuel filter fixed I would have to take the @#$ van in anyway to get the AC recharged. I decided to laugh...really is hilarious...right?...right?!? So I put the couple of things that I moved around back and got a friend to tow the van to the shop. Turns out it was the fuel filter AND fuel pump for $800 and the AC recharge was $200 and I decided with summer coming on that we should get the fan fixed so we have more than a high setting, luckily that was only $50. Nothing like a $1000 worth of car fixing in addition to redoing a kitchen.