Ready for Cabinets

So it's been awhile since I've posted, but I've been working - believe me. In fact here are some pictures.

Electrical work is done. I've never done much work like any of this, so I'm having a lot of fun learning. My brother-in-law, Jerry Poe, helped me rewire some things in the walls and the breaker panel. Jerry broke his ankle 6 weeks ago, so he's using a walker to get around with his walking boot. He is amazingly mobile! Dan MacRaild has also helped over the phone to guide me in the right direction on some wiring. I had to run new wire for the circuit along the wall where the stove is. Also, the circuit for the family room was too short. It was easier to use the same wire and terminate in the box where the OTR microwave is. After a few shocks, all is pretty much complete with wiring. Dan is coming tomorrow to take a look at the rest of what might need to be done, but it should be minimal.

I've had to work on the flooring a bit this week to raise it about 1 inch. The previous cabinets were placed directly on the sub-floor, and then linoleum was put down, followed by a layer of backer board and tile on top. New cabinets don't fit exactly the same as the old ones, so we needed lift up the floor to match. A layer of OSB and cement board have done the trick.

Next I need to measure where the cabinets go and start laying down plumb lines and ledgers to hang the cabinets onto. There is a small problem with one of the cabinets at this point. An insert on a base cabinet is not what we expected. I'll call Lowe's tonight to see if I can straighten it out. Hopefully, they'll send out a new insert and all will be well.

In order to motive myself a bit, I've scheduled the granite measurement. C&C marble and granite is coming next Wednesday, so I need to have at least the base cabinets down. I'm hoping to have all the cabinets down before I go to work on Monday. Once that's done, I can work on the trim work while the granite is being cut and polished. It moves pretty quickly from here, which is nice. The novelty of living in the media room is starting to wear off.

All in all, this is great fun! It's a lot of work, but fun. Now, let's hope it turns out!