The man in the denim shirt is Al, a contractor we work with on many of our projects. Al is screwing down the subfloor in the kitchen . The installation of the kitchen cabinets is starting today. The subfloor was supposed to be installed on Friday.
We're telling you this not because Al is a bad guy. Quite the contrary. Al is great. We love Al. Why? Because Al showed up on site first thing in the morning, making sure the subfloor will be installed before the cabinets. True, it would have been great to have the subfloor in place by Friday, but other aspects of the project got in the way and that just didn't happen. That's the way things go sometimes. And when that happens, you want someone like Al on your side.
While the subfloor is being installed, the cabinet installers have a chance to organize and inspect the cabinets. Being that this is the first day of installation, not much will actually be installed. The installers will spend the morning going over the plans with the designer, discussing installation details and potential areas of confusion. Items such as built-in appliances and crown moulding details look good on paper, but an on site meeting with all parties involved make the installation go much smoother.
There's activity going on outside as well with the stucco contractor putting the finishing touches on the repairs around the windows.
Links to other entries in the WIP series on the Ridge Meadows Reno:
Part 3
Part 5
