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A bit more progress this week, kitchen units are all nearly prepped and ready to be fixed in place. We had a delay of a couple of days while the plasterers finished off the skylight reveals. 

 

And the thing which has made the most difference to the feel of the place is that the decorator has done a first coat of paint to all the walls and the ceiling. It’s transformed a building site into something which is starting to feel like the space it will become. 

 

Second fix electrics start on Tuesday so we may even have some light at night time soon!

 

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The blue protective film on the window stops the camera getting a decent read on the wall colour but we’ve gone for Hague Blue by farrow and ball. It’s a very deep colour but there’s so much glass in the room that it can probably take it. 

 

 

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On 11/17/2018 at 3:54 PM, Okanagancook said:

A double Miele Oven!!!!  You'll love that.  They are such amazing ovens.

 

They are brilliant aren’t they? They are a part of the old kitchen that we had no desire to change - especially seeing as they are now about twice the price they were when we did the kitchen the first time 😱

 

have to admit I’ve never used even half of the programmes on them - fan oven, regular oven and grill are plenty for me. Just want something that holds a temperature well and they seem to do a great job of that. 

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They are brilliant aren’t they? They are a part of the old kitchen that we had no desire to change - especially seeing as they are now about twice the price they were when we did the kitchen the first time 😱

 

have to admit I’ve never used even half of the programmes on them - fan oven, regular oven and grill are plenty for me. Just want something that holds a temperature well and they seem to do a great job of that. 

 

Are they steam ovens?

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2 hours ago, ElsieD said:

 

Are they steam ovens?

 

Alas, no. Just dry electric heat. Maybe in the next kitchen we’ll get steam - if I haven’t been stopped from buying toys by then. 

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Only on updated picture to share, a little progress on the kitchen cabinets. But overall a pretty frustrating week 😏

 

EVERYTHING has been delayed:

 

The main glazing units had a fault inside the glass panels so are being remade. The new kitchen cabinets were the wrong size, so are being remade. The concrete infill to the window frames has dried incorrectly, so is being... remade 😡 

 

Basically, nothing has gone right this week and it’s all getting a bit stressful. Plans for a 15th December party are looking a bit hopeful unfortunately.

 

For the first time in the whole project we are starting to question why we even started... I’m sure this will pass but it’s been a hard week. Hopefully we’ll look back on this part and laugh!

 

 

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A friend of mine compared it to giving birth...at the time, you're adamant that "I'm NEVER doing this again!," but a few years later your memory is whispering to you "You see, it wasn't that bad..."

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I do not envy you!

 

We gutted our current place when we bought it, but luckily were staying at my folks place.  I cannot imagine living through that, with kids!

 

Renovations never go as planned.  We were about 35% over budget and 20% longer than anticipated.  Lots of fun surprises when you renovate....'fun'....right.

 

Never again!

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A little light at the end of the tunnel, we should be getting the glass fitted on Saturday and the floor starts getting laid tomorrow. Also, the Wolf rangetop has arrived in the country early so should be with us on Monday 🤤

 

Fingers crossed this will all be over and done with soon and I can get back to cooking!

 

A bit more of the kitchen furniture has gone in, we’re starting to lay out the TV area and we finally have most of the lights in (nice neat job of the lighting control units by our electrician deserves a pic):

 

 

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Two steps forward, one step back with this update. Today was a pretty momentous day as the glass has finally been fitted. It was pretty hair raising watching them manoeuvre the two panels into place but everything went to plan and we are finally fully watertight. 

 

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(forgive the mucky glass!)

 

in other good news, the rangetop has arrived:

 

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and the floor is going down:

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But, unfortunately, more delays to the kitchen cabinets mean that we won’t be in in time for our party ☹️ The kitchen people have made yet another mistake with some of the new cabinets so we are looking at not being fully complete until the new year. Very, very frustrating but there’s not much to be done about it, we’ll just have to grin and bear it. 

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1 minute ago, KennethT said:

Wow - that wall of windows is great!

 

Its amazing to see - I’m so pleased we went all out on it. It’s been such an up and down day but I can’t wait to go down tomorrow morning and actually see daylight. 

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That glass wall is glorious! I would have a comfy armchair right in front of it, with a table for my book and my coffee. I might never leave the kitchen.

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Just now, kayb said:

That glass wall is glorious! I would have a comfy armchair right in front of it, with a table for my book and my coffee. I might never leave the kitchen.

 

Funnily enough, that’s exactly the plan! My other half has wanted a “birdwatching chair” for ages, one of the key parts of the brief for this extension was to give her somewhere to sit and have coffee while looking out into the garden. 

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1 hour ago, Okanagancook said:

Excellent feature for the kitchen....there’ll be no more cooking bacon in the buff 😃😃

 

They're basically a safety feature 😂

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13 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I can't help be minded of Michael Flanders' song Design for Living...

 

 

I’d never heard that song before 😂

 

id cheerfully move in next door right now!

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More progress and more frustrations this week. The floor is all finished and looks amazing (though now it’s covered up again to stop all the other trades damaging it!).

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Most of the lighting is in, including our copper pendants (currently our shopping bag pendants!)

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But, and it’s a big BUT, the kitchen cabinet people continue to let us down. Progress has been really slow with their work and I’m just not confident any more that they’ll get things right :( I’ll be having a big unpleasant conversation in the morning to try and get some sort of plan from here... we shall see how it ends up. 

 

Better news is that outside is nearly done, the bbq area is almost complete, my Kamado Joe has been put in place so all we are waiting on is the final floor finish and the countertops out there. 

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The really good good thing about getting used to cooking with no space is that it’s made me love ingredient bowls even more - they are now the only way I can prep food for a meal, no longer can I just chop things and dump them down: I have to plan!

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It’s getting to be a real slog but this next week or so should see things get better. If we’re lucky we might have kitchen countertops and a working rangetop by next Friday... if we’re lucky!

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More progress and more frustrations this week. The floor is all finished and looks amazing (though now it’s covered up again to stop all the other trades damaging it!).

 

Brings to mind Michael Flanders' The Gas Man Cometh.

 

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I have never yet seen a kitchen cabinet install that went either (a) smoothly, or (b) on time. Good luck! (The floor is beautiful, but that window wall is still my favorite.)

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3 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Brings to mind Michael Flanders' The Gas Man Cometh.

 

Funny you should say that... while trying to fix a lighting issue yesterday, the electrician drilled through and alarm cable 😣

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