Hooray - Our final cabinet and counter pieces were delivered and installed! |
Counter piece behind the range. We affectionately refer to it as "home plate" |
Home plate, range hood and its shelf |
I’m going to spare you the details of what it took to take
delivery. Suffice it to say, there were delays, rework that needed to be done
on the shelf, a mini-meltdown on my part, and more than a few four-letter words
uttered. But by early afternoon on December 31, we were in business, including
a working range hood.
We’ve installed hoods in the past without much trouble, but
this one was a challenge. The biggest issue was its weight. After feeding the
vent tubing up through the new shelf and installing the one end to the range hood,
we used jacks to lift the hood up to the bottom of the shelf.
But finished it is and we couldn’t be happier. I know I’ve shown before and after shots before, but bear with me one final time.
We went from this…
It's taken almost three months, but it's hard to believe it’s the same kitchen! Hopefully by the end
of this month, we’ll have the glass bar top for the island and call this whole
project a wrap. In the meantime, I've been cooking up a storm and will share pics and recipes really soon.
My congrats to you both on a great job! You guys get an 'E' for perseverance, and for working with craftsmen and tradesmen whose ideas of their 'craft' are often far different than what, up North, is taken as a matter of course. Well done!
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Dave
What a beautiful kitchen. I think it was worth the wait. I have just arrived in Belize yesterday. I know why you have moved here. I came here from about three feet of snow. So nice and tropical.
ReplyDeleteit is beautiful! You will enjoy cooking in here for sure It was very nice to meet you two. Thank you for the hospitality in sharing your porch and a cold beer with us! It was nice to meet people who appreciate our little piece of Ranchito as much as we do. Liz and Craig
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