Well, and you'd want to know where all the appliances, sink etc, are going in your kitchen so they can plumb, wire, etc. properly... the remodeling contractors, you should have a contract with them, and they should give you a timeframe estimate? Sounds like a lot of information is missing. Good luck.

Do you have a copy of their insurance and are you named as an insured?

Plans and designs first, otherwise, how will you know for certain where you want the walls to begin/end?

Planning should always be done first, and it should take up the majority of your time - it's cheaper & easier to plan it well in the first place than to have to re-do or even remove something you did earlier.

Do you have a close-to-final kitchen design? (Not just a rehash of the old design - especially since you're making significant changes.)

H B The contract was signed couple weeks ago, so the start date is on target. The contract says it will take 2-3 to complete. I will also receive a link to log onto and keep track of progress.

rjs5134 The insurance matter is a good point. I don't have a copy.

buehl The designs all look great and were finalized a while back. I am concerned about the electrician as they still haven't on site to look over everything.

Hate to say this but, 2 - 3 weeks? I'd budget at least 3x that time and I would consider that optimistic. There's a lot of work and co-ordination involved that inevitably goes off the rails.

Oh this whole kitchen remodel has been a saga.

1st contractor did not work out (refused last minute to work with my mortgage company to release payment proceeds from insurance payout).

Just the fact that this current contractor will finally start work makes me happy.

But no, I do not expect things to be completed until 6-8 weeks in reality.

GW thread on steps in planning a kitchen remodel before they do the walls they need plumbing and ekectric and possibly city signoff...

2 to 3 months right not weeks?

If this is just a drywall vs leveled floor question, I would say floor first. This may be a timing issue for the contractor - drywall guys are ready to go and floor guys aren't. I would be concerned about the wet leveling compound creating mold where it meets the drywall. Or maybe the drywall guys are leaving x amount of space at the bottom in anticipation of leveling compound? Either way, I hope they aren't installing a wood floor first off the bat and then coming in with all their tools and building materials and appliances to mess it up! Be sure your final floor, whenever it arrives, is fully protected from the ongoing construction.

On timing - you will likely enjoy a nice Easter/Passover/maybe Spring Equinox meal in your new kitchen this year ;-)

Hi Suzanne,

Good points. Thank you. I do hope I can update this thread with finished photos by Easter !

Would love to see photos when your project is completed. Good luck!

DH is horrible at communication. Which is curious since he is a successful lawyer.

But nope, always giving me half correct information.

The contractors started Monday. They did prep work for two days and then today the electrician showed up to do all the rough ins. Before the drywall starts. As it should be.

So do half of all home renovations end in divorce ? haha.

Practically in tears and ready to run down the street screaming.

Electrician seems ancient and fairly clueless.

An upstairs outlet went partially bad (sudden low voltage/no power in half) after he left the other day.

He is back today and seems disinterested in this issue. Drywall people still aren't here. They were supposed to arrive 2 hours ago.

Worst of all the project manager has not been reachable since Monday. Won't return phone calls. Or emails.

And to top it off, undarling husband refuses to be upset about anything EXCEPT being very mad at me for not being super chill about everything.

I used to flip places and know the vagaries of dealing with contractors and subs and how you need to keep abreast of everything.

Meanwhile, dh's Mom bought him this house a decade ago. Because he knows nothing he thinks everything is going well.

Yes, I think remodeling is grounds for a divorce. It may also drive you to the loony bin. Of course none of the contractors are interested in fixing anything. It goes with the territory. Usually just when you think nothing will ever go right somebody steps up to the plate and fixes everything. Sometimes you have to insist. Like children, contractors play husbands and wives against each other. You need to line up with your husband. You can be totally chill and demand good work. Good luck.

practigal

No reply from contractor/ project manager whatsoever.

Electrician did do this job. But now everything is behind schedule.

Plus we just found out that the contractor never told the flooring sub what to order. Yet we already paid for that part and it's on schedule to be done in 5 days.

Haha, I know that's not going to happen.

I am not a drinker, but tonight. Oh tonight, I am drinking to calm my nerves !

God bless all of you who can remodel again and again.

I don't have the stomach for the stress !