Small Advances

Our contractor has been splitting his time between ours and a project in San Francisco, so there's been only some modest changes in the last day or two.  It's a bit frustrating to have work slow down, but we had expected several days of downtime at this point, so we understand why he would schedule a small job.  Here's what's been happening:

First, they filled in the lines of the concrete block wall, first step in prepping it for the backsplash.

Second, they installed backer board on the opposite wall, also preparing for backsplash.

Finally, the base cabinets are now fully set, and we have the toe kicks installed.  That's kinda fun because the toe kicks are made of the finish material, so we get another glimpse into the final product.



The lighting is good here -- these are the true colors.


Work begins again on Monday.  But the kitchen is on hold for a couple of days as the countertop people are still working on the quartz slabs.  Instead, focus turns to the laminate flooring (one color now hopefully) that will extend throughout the house.