This is Gabe. He was back again today. All the interior doors are now installed, and the baseboards are installed in all the rooms that will have carpeting. Door trim is also finished. It’s been great having him here to help with this stuff so Dad and Tom could dedicate their time to other things.
The kitchen countertop arrived yesterday, and Dad and Tom began the process of installing it today. The first thing they had to do was attach the two separate pieces of countertop for the long counter together. I’m not sure exactly what the process is for sticking the two pieces together, but they are together and setting up now. This third picture below shows the metal pieces that hold the two pieces of countertop together. It’s pretty cool!
Dad and Tom installed the counter on the island today. First they dry-fit it, then made the cut-outs for the cooktop and down-draft vent, and finally they threw down some glue and put it in place. It’s being held down with some clamps and weighty items now, and by tomorrow it will be permanently in place! When Dad was spreading the glue, he wrote our name with the glue – TOLARS will always be part of this house, no matter who the owners are (we plan on owning it until we die, by the way). The countertop is absolutely GORGEOUS! We loved the sample we chose from, but now that it is actually here and partially installed, I have fallen completley in love with it!
Soon we will have a functioning toilet and sinks – thank goodness the honey house will be going away soon! The carpet will be delivered to the installers tomorrow, so it should be installed soon!
Nature Girl. Mom. Wife. Friend. Photographer. Sewer. Crafter. Artist.
To borrow a phrase – “Yeet Ye Riche”