The kitchen has really begun! After getting our contracts
all signed and running through the neighborhood association and city for permits,
JDI Custom Remodeling is managing our project.
They have been super to work with and I really love the fact, unlike most other companies, everything including pricing is an open book with them. I can really see where my money is being
spent. We've also looked at one of their projects and it is really quality work. Even Rex, is impressed which no easy thing. I’ve been mostly working with Justin through the process of design and
picking product.
Before
So, last week they took down the patio cover and removed the
concrete from the patio. It looks really
barren out there! What is really great is how neat as a pin and clean the site
is after the day is done.
After removal of the cover and concrete. Rex is doing a soil compaction test for the foundation.
I also had the piano taken out to storage with Peasley Transfer & Storage. I've used them before and really like their service. Their guys are really pros and carefully
packed and cushioned the piano and they put it in a storage room that only
varies by 5 degrees in temperature. I will keep it there until the whole
remodel is completed since we will be refinishing the entire downstairs floors.
Earlier on Monday this week we had a Pod delivered and it is
sitting on the driveway. I am packing up most of the kitchen into it, though I
will leave the basics in the house (the living room will house the temporary
kitchen). I still have a couple of weeks
until they finish the foundation and entirely frame in the addition. Then they will break through the exterior of
the present kitchen and I’ll say goodbye to the sink, stove and cupboards! I will be using a crock pot, microwave,
hotplate and the outdoor BBQ grill. Friends and neighbors have promised me the
use of their ovens if I have a baking fit.
I’ll wait until I’m really desperate, then it will seem like a treat!
They are at this moment digging the foundation, so it really
feels like we are in motion. Hold on to
your seats, it’s no longer a pipe dream!
