Cabinets are going up

My good friend Dan MacRaild and his wife Stacey came to visit this past weekend. Dan works as an audio installer for a large sound company and has worked as an electrician in the past. When Dan came in and took a look around he had some significant changes he thought we should make, mostly to bring the kitchen up to current electrical codes in Ohio. Thank God for Dan, otherwise we could have had some problems. After a few hours of work on the electrical Friday night and Saturday morning, the electrical work was mostly done. I still have a wire to run this week to correct one circuit that is in the way of some cabinets that will go up over the refrigerator.

After we worked out the electrical issues, we started working to hang cabinets on the wall. Since the drywall doesn't go all the way to the ceiling after removing the soffit, we added OSB to the studs to make the cabinets level at the top. Once we did that, the corner cabinet was the first to go up. Next, the line of cabinets along the stove wall went up. It is starting to look like a kitchen again. Mindy and I both are impressed with the quality of the cabinets and how good they look in the kitchen. After looking at how the work over the kitchen window will go, I'm thinking about getting a finish carpenter to do the drywall and crown molding, as well as the shelf that will go over the window to hold the light and carry the molding. That looks too touchy for me to handle.

Thanks again to Dan and Stacey for their friendship and all the help!

On Sunday I started working on the last electrical piece and to set a base cabinet. The corner cabinet, which we got at the outlet couldn't be more perfect. It was actually different than we thought when we talked with Lowe's about the design, so a cabinet we had purchased is no longer necessary. We can return it and save some money! Unfortunately, I have come down with a nasty cold that is keeping me down. I'm actually staying home from work due to the cold. Believe it or not, I've not even worked on the kitchen since Sunday, that's how nasty I feel.

Oh well, hopefully later this week I'll be able to get back at it and run the wiring. Once I have the lighting in the kitchen back, I can work later in the evenings to get cabinets set. Hopefully by the end of next week, I can get the granite folks in for measurement.