This week the triple oven stack was installed. Technically they work but we will not be using them until the kitchen is done. The contractor modified the cabinet as discussed in earlier posts. Before he orders shorter doors, which would cost me extra, he’s going to try to modify the 24” tall ones. He’s not done that before but we have nothing to lose. It’d be nice not to have to purchase new cabinet doors. We’ll see.

He made the bottom of the cabinet above the ovens to be removable – it just sets on a ledge within the cabinet. That way if we ever need to have the oven(s) serviced, it’ll be easier to reach them. These are things I wouldn’t think about and it’s nice to work with someone who does.

After he sanded the walls and ceiling in preparation for painting, the plastic wall came down. We can see how open the space will feel from the family room now. He left the plastic between the kitchen and dining for now, I think because we use it as a wall for our makeshift kitchen in the dining room.

The pre-hung interior door was installed.

The new pre-hung exterior door arrived and was installed. The old door was removed and its space walled up. The previous door from the garage was in the middle of the current laundry space. After stepping inside, there was a closet to one side and a door to the small laundry space on the other side. The partition walls for the closet and the old laundry area are gone in the new design and the door opening from the garage is located at the end of the space (where the closet was before) to maximize usable area.

The ceiling in the kitchen was painted though there are stubborn spots to touch up. The basement door (in the kitchen) was painted along with the trim around the new window.

The contractor rehung our basement door! This was not officially part of the project but he noticed that it stuck in one spot since he needed to go to the basement several times. Nice guy! We’re thankful.