At last, some real progress. The dust and dirt are flying, and the cabinet boxes are in. Not the best place in the world given the doctor told me today I have minor bronchitis. Gotta make certain the plastic barriers are tight. But it's neat anyway:
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| Cabinet Boxed Installed |
No door or drawer fronts yet, but everything is in its place. Just in time for the countertop measurement tomorrow morning. Some points of interest above. First, there is one "finish piece" installed. It's the square-ish brown panel in the left foreground. That is a "side panel," on the other side of which will go the dishwasher. It may be hard to tell from the photo, but you can see the cabinet finish is very close to the original, stained mahogany paneling (on the wall and door in the background). The finished product should look quite modern, but it should also appear as though it's been there forever. It's the "What Eichler Would Do if He Were Doing it Today" theory.
Second, on the right-hand side you can see the original concrete exterior wall. Most of it is painted white, but there is some raw, grey concrete. It's interesting -- some of the blocks behind the existing cabinetry were painted, others not. I wonder if the unpainted part indicates the dimensions of the original kitchen.
Finally, you can see the electrical work on the right-hand wall. We placed the outlets strategically along the wall, running wirers along/within the gaps between the concrete blocks. The backsplash thinset and tile will go over (and mask) all, leaving us with a seamless, yet highly functional, plane. I have some minor regret about losing part of the original finish. But then I think "massive glass tile" and things feel better:
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| Mark and Modwalls Lush 4x12 Vapor |
By the by, that is some SUR-ious product: the backsplash tiles weigh 295 pounds.
Up tomorrow: United Marble & Granite measure for the quartz countertops. I'll try not to cough too much on them.
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