Incredibly enough the house is ready for us to move in. It's not complete, but the major work inside & outside is done enough for us to live in relative peace. We even have cleaners coming in tomorrow to clean the bathrooms, vacuum and dust.
Even with the tight schedule and me being away almost the entire week at my new VMware job, we managed to get the house ready for people. The floors were finished, the counter was installed, the deck and steps were laid in, and most of the siding is up. A lot of the lights even got done which is great, and some of the kitchen appliances even work like the GFCI's and the fridge, so we can make food, eat it, and store it!
Tomorrow we will move our belongings in from Eugenia's apartment in San Francisco. I'm also hoping to install the china cabinet so we have kitchen storage space.
I'm feeling quite a bit relieved, especially since we had a few little hiccups this week. The ipe wood is proving hard to work with due to its hardness. I'm hoping though that means it will last a long time.
We also had to do some creative counter work. Apparently Kenichi & I didn't make the cabinets perfectly level but there's only maybe a 1/8" gap at the worst, so there was a little shimming they had to do. We also found the wall was a major problem. because of the curve of the wall, especially where the big glue-lam beam is, the counter guys had to cut the granite backsplash in 2 places so the backsplash would stay relatively flush against the wall. If they had kept the 2 long pieces, there would have been a 1" gap at one end between the backsplash & the wall!
The kitchen dimensions are just right for the appliances. Kenichi and I were able to squeeze in the wine fridge and it fit snugly. The dishwasher looks like it'll just fit in and I'm really hoping there's no problems with the stove! I am a little worried since the counter edge around the stove sticks out about 1/8" and I thought the space was already a bit tight...
Friday, April 25, 2008
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