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I love your floors!!

Floors look great! Can't wait to see the rest.

To the consumer a kitchen design is not all about the vent to the outside, we the consumers, need to demand an outside vent option. If I see another MW and recirculation vent I am going to... Only one new build in our neighborhood even consider it and they decreased the ability to vent due to length and choice of vent product. Not to mention their flat roof in a "it is going to snow" during winter. I do love the floors! More to come.

Has anyone had quartz and granite price nearly equal? Creama Typhoon or Cambria Torquary same and same. silestone quartz and group 3 local or home depot same and same. Like I have said before our local market knows what others are charging. Creama Typhoon is Creama Bordeaux without the red.

Yes, I had quartz, granite, corian and formica come in very close to each other with formica being the most expensive....

My hope was that price would help me make a decision. Every countertop has it's positives and negatives. I have gone to the stone yard more than once. Cambria slabs can be seen locally. I have pics and the yards have pics. The slabs are pieces of art.

Considerations:

Practigal, was that a solid Formica product, not a laminate? More expensive than granite ,quartz, and corian?

Others:

I'm liking the ones toward the bottom that are less busy.

I made the rounds at the stone yards. I do not like busy granites. Cotton white and many others with garnet stones have pink undertones. Ice White, Eagle White and Galaxy White are all different yet similar, I would need to be very selective of the choice. Back to Quartz. I really like Caesar Stone Bianco Drift and Cambria Darlington. I have priced Cambria, I will get a price for Caesar Stone. Note all my choices have been within $300 of one another.

I like the last of the three that you posted. What is it?

Bianco Drift.

Bianco Drift fell out of my budget, square footage required 2 slabs. The Cambria has an XL slab and keeps me on budget. I will need to choose after 05/09.

Darlington, Windermere and I did not get the name are Cambria contenders.

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Oh I really like the middle slab, it's very pretty. I don't care for the last slab. For me, it's just too grey, but that's my taste.

Today, Prime and Paint ceiling repair after completed vent hood. Cabinet's are to be delivered 05/04 between 1030-1430. Put 50% down on Quartz, considering Cambria Darlington and Windermere. Yahoo they took a CC without a fee. Rack up those flight miles. Template in 1-2 weeks. Either slab would work. Install cabs 05/09. Out for a walk, bike ride, garden and yard work.

be back in a minute, technical difficulty.

Exciting! Bet you are looking forward to it.

Finished paint yesterday:

Cabinets arrive just after noon.

Damaged face frame on 33 inch base. A couple doors are damaged and need that touch up paint. Spoke to local Lowes, sent email and pics, installer and another here within two hours. Replacement cabinet will be on it's way and we get to keep the broken soul.

Doors will be replaced after install.

I went to Floor and Decor to review backsplash options. I have plenty, I will choose after cabinets and counters are in. A very small piece of Cambria Windermere on cabinet.

Weren't they wrapped properly at the warehouse?

Yes, there was a small bruise on the cardboard. The installer thinks they sent it out damaged. I think most Houzzers do not think the real work is very exciting. I was sweating to unwrap these christmas gifts. The installer says he would have done it. Also, installer said he had a cabinet at another job that was to go to another job and the company said it had all ready been taken care of. The current job got an extra cabinet for nothing. What exactly is there margin?

With all the bad stories on Houzz, other sites, and TV renovation shows, I am always puzzled at how many mistakes Warehouses make.

This home is our 3rd renovation. After posting lay out assistance, the experts stated pretty much there was not much change to be made without taking out walls. After being married for over 20 years and wishing for external venting, we placed it! I combed the questions regarding countertops and stone yards. I narrowed down my choices due to others who could not decide. Free design help through KD's. I have a grey/white marble in my masterbath. The surrounding colors are cool. I could not picture an all cool kitchen in our home that has east and west light, mountains, and both deciduous and evergreen trees. Our home does has crown molding in various room but not the kitchen. A local designer gave advice on warm and cool colors. I try!

Mistakes are a part of life. Watch for em! Maybe, get a deal.

I plan to post: What backsplash to choose? To place open island or not?

Looking good, LW!

I remodeled the kitchen in my previous home with American Woodmark cabinets from Home Depot. This was back in 2004. I'd say about half had damage of some kind, mostly finish problems on doors and some broken drawers. The cabinets with finish issues should never have been shipped. I guess mfrs are under the gun to get orders out the door. I don't think it's all that uncommon for damaged items to leave the warehouse. Anyway, AW sent replacements and I was allowed to keep the damaged parts. Not that I needed them or could use them for anything. I wound up giving them away.

The 3rd coat was placed on the wood floor yesterday. Oh, no they will be back again. The two men messed up bad. We can see lap marks. I am working with a company that will follow through. I also have not completed payment. The cabinet placement will start on Monday. The floor will have to wait. Although the big wig can show up to verify my concerns.

Today.

The flooring company rep is coming out tomorrow. Rearranging the drawer pull outs in the pantry. My DH, who never calls during the day, called to see how it was going.

I purchased an angled wood edge for a light rail on the uppers. The KD with Kraftmaid did not have many choices. The installer gave me some options for placement. I said return it, it is not what I want. Also, another piece that will not work is being returned.

Kraft maid allows returns up to 90 days from purchase.

The flooring rep was here to look at the poor top finish. He said the team will be back for another finish after the kitchen cabinets are in. KT Hardwoods stands behind their product.

The molding is to be stacked. The installer guy, named Guy, is cutting 2 inches off in many places. He will place those pieces trimmed for light railing trim. I will need to prime and paint the unfinished edge. My fretting is over for a while.

Love your blog style report! Floors are beautiful

Pics of the floor finish top coat. It will have another added. The rep said "now you will have 4 coats"

He said when the product is wet it is difficult to see the amount of product on. We agreed the sand and color were good. I wonder what he is going to say to his crew?

It should be very hard wearing with four coats.

The floor will be well prepared for the winter blizzard.

Progression of stacked molding and tucking the vent hood in.

The detail for the light rail is going in as we speak. Guy is great to work with. He made a slight error and is willing to redo and fix. This is LDS country, only sighs and moans from the man.

Progression of the crown. It is an art!

middle, first, last.

Light Rail. It is for added detail.

During the weekend i gave the Japanese Maple a hair cut. I may need to loose the lower limb.

Pretty! Love the look!

Guy is gone for the day. The countertop template was to be done tomorrow. Fortunately, they can reschedule for Thursday. Guy will not be present until 11:00 on Wednesday. He has lowers to do and finish work.

Tech or LW break.

Pics.

Guy is a bit slow, not as slow as DH, he and my spouse do excellent work.

Wednesday came and went. Guy was really dragging his feet to get in 6 lower cabinets. Then, he placed scribe molding. I stopped it. I have these beautiful panels and I wish to keep them that way. In an ideal world with an unlimited budget I would have had the board scribed. He tipped me over the edge with a couple comments, including that I was having him take away more cardboard than what was packaged around the cabinets. Beware my contract said nothing about sweep clean up, it did say he would remove the cardboard for $9.00 (prepaid).

The template for the countertop is about to be done.

One cabinet is on order since 05/04 and will not arrive until 05/25. Thus, no countertop for 2 weeks or more. Then, Guy needs to come back for installation.

Two, no three, trips to get the correct length screws for the pulls.

Floor top coat has to be redone.

Returned extras... $472 back.

It's looking pretty with its jewellery on!

Gorgeous!

It is looking really good. I like your floor color. We just chose a floor color and I will see it for the first time today--I have peeked in the windows. Your is really pretty.