Good morning my fellow steemians......

It’s been an extremely rough last few weeks for me. Between working on a kitchen job and trying to find a new shop I haven’t had much time to read posts or chat with you all on discord. I’ve been doing most of my post extremely late at night and just posting them in the morning when I remember.

So today I am going to share the kitchen job that was finally completed on Tuesday. I know that it’s Saturday, but it’s been hectic.

This job presented several roadblocks in order to get completed. Two weeks prior to the install I went to the house to remove the old cabinetry so they could move some plumbing and add electric where it would be needed in the new kitchen. They also were having a wall taken down and a closet removed from it as well, installing two new windows and an exterior door.

The entire time that I was there taking the old cabinets out, the plumber and general contractor were not only in my way constantly. But also arguing about the specs of the job. Luckily they both got so aggravated that they left and I was able to finish what I needed to do.

Now we fast forward a week.....

I get a call from the homeowner, I’m thinking it’s to confirm the install date and time for that week. Nope, she’s in a panic because they fired the general contractor that was doing the other work. Now, I’m starting to nervous because the install is suppose to start in three days.

I made some calls to friends in the business, but no one was available to do the work immediately. I called the homeowner back and gave them the bad news. They basically begged me to do the work because they trusted me. So sucker me agreed, but that also took me away from getting the cabinets finished......

So of course it just so happens to be the hottest day of the year that I chose to do the outside work of course. Got the two new windows, the door and did the demolition work in the kitchen of the wall and closet. I keep extra t-shirts in my truck because I sweat like an caged animal. It was so hot outside that I went through all three extra shirts before two o’clock. It sucks working in soaked clothing.

Went back the following day which was the polar opposite of the day before. Pouring rain, windy and cold go figure. Put up the new header and all the drywall. Then managed to get it taped and a first coat of spackle.

Now I’m back in the shop putting in major hours trying to get the cabinets ready for install. Of course it rains the next three days, to complicate things more. Some how I got it all done and ready for install. Which is now three days passed my initial date.

The cabinets went in without any issues.

So that you understand the work that I did prior to installing the kitchen. I will navigate it for you. In the picture with the range and oven hood, the closet was to the left of the range from floor to ceiling. The wall that I took down for them is where the peninsula (eat at counter) is in the picture.

The cabinets are made out of solid cherry and are nutmeg stain with a caramel glaze on them. The crown molding that they chose is a three piece design with a rope inlay.

One other reason why I waited for this post was that I was waiting for the tile work to be done. My buddy Vinnie did an awesome job on it. I just took the pictures yesterday.

Hope that you enjoyed my adventure.....

Thank you for stopping by.