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Re: Kitchen Appliances (Home Update)

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Thank you, sir. And good luck with your projects! I gather that your hip must be improving quickly or you wouldn't even be thinking of taking this on!

It's noon. My wife and I had a busy morning. First, we headed to the new house and met with a hardwood flooring guy. He's going to send us an estimate, but there's little doubt we'll be hiring him. My brother had used him for the floor of his inn and gave him a solid recommendation. That works for me.

He surprised us by saying that WE need to purchase the boards. That's not something he does. So one more task goes onto our plate.

After that, we returned to the Home Depot we were at yesterday. I'm happy to say that the purchases went smoothly. We bought the four appliances, received the manufacturer's discount *and* received the Home Depot 10% discount (sadly, it's a maximum of $200.) The only glitches in the appliance purchases are that (1) the dishwasher is not fingerprint-resistant stainless steel like the other three appliances are, so its stainless steel exterior will have a slightly different appearance, and (2) my wife didn't realize until this morning that the counters are 25 inches deep but the refrigerator is 31 inches deep. So it's going to stick out a bit. On the brighter side, it's a 28 cubic foot fridge. From my perspective, it's huge. I like that.

We bought today because my $200 discount expires on Wednesday. But we pushed the appliance delivery back as far as possible since we don't want any deliveries until the kitchen's tile floor is in and the kitchen is, more or less, done. The appliances should arrive on or near June 2nd.

Lastly, we will be heading into town tomorrow to rent a cargo van from U-haul. We're taking it 60 miles to the Floor & Decor store in Nashua. Then we drive it and 2 tons of ceramic tile to the new house where I'll be unloading it myself. That should be fun.

The good news is that when you get to the point where you're buying appliances and flooring, THE END IS NEAR. Home construction is one of the few cases when a sane person can say that with a smile. Images follow.






















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Re: Kitchen Appliances (Home Update)
By: micro
in 6TH POPE
Sun, 06 Mar 22 4:01 PM
Msg. 30062 of 60008

They are high De. But, they are high everywhere because uncle Joe wanted to make sure everyone shared in his build back better program where everything is roses and peachy.

My wife and I will be adding a new Clothes dryer later. Right now I need to purchase a new compound sliding miter saw with dual bevel and laser line. I am making some structural changes to my family room/man cave and will require removing the existing flooring, emptying large book cases completely full, and of course furniture and an exercise stationary bike from Schwinn.

I need to do some jack lifting on a few 2 x 10 floor joists
and raise the one side and then actually re-secure the main frame the joists are hung onto and put supports under those joist brackets so they never slip again..

The floor itself needs to be opened up with a circular saw thru two layers of plywood, each individually, the top being a larger opening than the panel underneath so I do not want to cut through the top and into the bottom sub floor.

After I get "to the bottom of this", pun intended, and make good repairs and long lasting weight support structure for those joists and joist frames, I can put back the sub floor panels I cut out and screw them back down.

All the carpet gets cut up and removed and taken to the curb.

Then, my grandson and son in law come over to help lay down the new Vinyl plank tile flooring.

Next, I remove the sink vanity and commode from the bathroom that is in that great room, and remove vinyl tile from that floor, and lay down cement tile board on the floor and have son in law lkay down some new ceramic/porcelain floor tile of miz micro's liking.

Re-install a new vanity and all plumbing supply lines and drain, and also the perfectly good comfort height commode and that will be done. Re-install the very large book cases in my man cave and then replace the books and
stereo system and television stand and television.

Obviously I have had time to think about all this and miz micro had a captive audience.

Next step is to go look at flooring materials and get that squared away. I have no say. We get what SHE likes if I want to live here happily. That's pretty much par for the course.

The above is why I am buying a new miter saw that slides as well as has dual beveling , a LED sight line, Sliding cut well made machine.

I believe De Walt will meet that need as I ead this morning on their website that their saws are ready to go right out of the box, no calibration required.

Sometime something may get out of adjustment and at that point I can recalibrate the problem but ifit ain't broke or out of calibration, why go through the all the trouble and time when ya don't need to.

I will double check with Dewalt before spending close to $500.00 on the saw I want. It will be a nice addition to my Bosch contractors portable table saw which is really a nice tool.

Lots of work ahead and changes to be made. Mine are repairs. De is making his dream come true which is GREAT and a lifetime memory!

I remember building my house over 44 years ago and planning ahead for the stages of life. I still have my drawings actually.

Congrats to De and miz De as thisis the exciting part of patiently building a new home especiallyin the middle of nowhere, but drop dead gorgeous scenery every day...

Well done guys!

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