Quick catch up

We've been very busy. so here is just a quick catch up.

We've rented a big dumpster and tomorrow we'll fill it up with all the debris from the demolition and the tree-limbs.


We've purchased our cabinets. We went with Mills Pride cabinets which requires you to assemble them. According to Consumer Reports
they rank higher than some pre-constructed cabinets and they were alot less expensive. By the way I highly recommend a membership with Consumer Reports, it's $5 a month and you can cancel at any time. It's a non-profit organization, and there is some good information there. Rachel spent a good bit of time today assembling the units we were able to pick up at the Depot. The rest have been ordered and should be ready in a couple of weeks.

In the meantime we've also been working on patching and sanding the walls. Here's a tip: Skip the plaster mix and just use drywall mud. The plaster mix dries up super hard and is tough to sand. So far the drywall mud seems to be bonding to the existing plaster just fine.

Also discovered today I'm not quite done with the electrical. We need 3 more outlets, one for the oven (to run the timer, etc...), one for the microwave / vent hood above the oven, and one for the refrigerator and freezer.

I also manager to patch the hole in the floor where the fridge is going to go. Rachel didn't think I could do it, but it worked out pretty well and it's sturdy enough to stand on. After removing the coffee can lining (that's right, old coffee cans), I cut through the subflooring on two sides and placed a 3/4" piece of plywood in the hole and secured it into the floor beams.