Baby steps

I talked to one of the project managers (there are two, and they don't talk to each other...) yesterday about the electical and plumbing not being done, and not even having heard from the plumber. The countertop will be going in on Monday morning, one way or another, and the shutoff for the hot water is in a void between two cabinets. The plumber who was here last week knew that, and included that fact in his notes. It would seem to be easier to do the work while the top is open, but what do I know? I'm a nurse, not a plumber... Then there's the matter of the electrical connection for the garbage disposal, which is being installed by the same guy who's doing the countertop and the sink. Wouldn't it be easier to put the cord on the disposal while it's not attached to anything? The wiring for the dishwasher is accessible, so it won't be a problem. I hope. Of course I will be at work and Rick will be holding the fort. He hasn't got a hot clue... I'll have to leave him a long, detailed list.

This morning I went back to Lee Valley Tools at 104th Ave. and 184th St. and got the slide-out insert for the skinny cabinet that was damaged in transit. It was supposed to have a divider but that was broken, so I bought a slide out with two baskets on it that will be more useful, I think. And I got the missing knob. How I miss-counted the number of doors, I'll never know. Then I drove over half of Edmonton looking for the Rona Building Centre I thought was on 170th St. and about 107th Ave. but it wasn't, so then I thought it must be on 156th St. and about 118th Ave., because those are the two streets I drive a lot, but it turned out to be a Totem Building Supplies. So I ended up driving all the way over to Darci's neighbourhood to the Rona I know is at 165th Avenue and 97th St. I wanted to look at tiles for the backsplash. They had a large selection and some very nice tiles, but the lighting was so poor I couldn't tell if they looked good with my microscopic countertop sample or not. So I came home, ate lunch and went back out, this time to our local Totem, where I had seen some tiles that I liked quite some time ago. I still couldn't decide, so I got the opinions of two ladies who were looking at floor tiles. They were really nice about it,a nd they ended up confirming that my first choice was the right choice. The trouble I could have saved myself... Must be the full moon. Anyway, the backsplash and countertop will look like this. Gotta call Bruce...