My Old House

MasterCraft came out last week with just the four remaining doors for our large custom cabinet-pantry.

Unfortunately, they forgot the knobs.

So today, they came back out and took off the knobs.

They also removed all the new crown molding in the kitchen that we had installed, in preparation for getting the tin ceiling installed.

Ah, but first, we have to put up wallpaper! What fun!

My wife may have found somebody with a bit more time on their hands in the next two weeks than I have, though. Which is good, because this is something of a “rush job” when compared to how the rest of this kitchen remodel project has gone so far. Yes, we’d like to get the wallpaper done sometime in the next 2-3 weeks, God-willing.

Then, Nani’s Impresa will be back out to put in the tin ceiling and the tin backsplash. Next, Mastercraft will make their (hopefully) final visit, to put the crown molding back up.

And then we’ll be done!

Oops, almost forgot: the custom curtains will go in too. But it’s just valences, folks, nothing too expensive.

When Mastercraft came out last week, their rep told me once again that they’re having problems with KitchenCraft… and that KitchenCraft has told them that, for some items, they can expect a 25 week ( yikes !!) delay.

Which reminds me: the one “big thing” we’re waiting on from Mastercraft / KitchenCraft is the thin strip of cabinet which was damaged by the granite countertop installer. It’s a big thing to us because, obviously, if it doesn’t get replaced, we’ll be stuck with a damaged cabinet as one of our “new” cabinets. You’d like to think that a company will keep its word in fixing a problem, expecially when it occurs during installation and everybody knows about it.. and the guy who was at fault informed everybody about it and took blame for it.

But I’m sorry to say that MasterCraft still has not entirely regained our trust, following the whole fiasco where their salesman / our project manager quit on them… and they wouldn’t come right out and tell us that for several weeks (during which, chaos ensued).

Right now, we’re both anxious to get this project done.

But I can honestly say that already, I’m really enjoying working in the kitchen. Kudos must go to my wife, who reorganized all of the contents of the drawers and cabinets. And she did a great job! Everything’s located where it needs to be located. Efficiency in this kitchen has improved greatly!

And the under-cabinet lighting on that black granite countertop is oh-so-cool !!