June Summary

June 06: Rough plumbing and underfloor inspection failed.
Visit to window store.
June 08: Rough plumbing and underfloor inspection passed.
Subfloor insulation laid down.
June 09: Initial kitchen cabinet design.
June 10: Subfloor insulation inspection passed.
June 11: Visit to appliance store.
June 13: Visit to second appliance store.
June 14: Subfloor covered.
June 15: Framing begins!
June 16: Apparently the city manager himself has visited our site.
June 20: Removal of kitchen interior walls.
June 25: Second visit to first appliance store - made a decision on the fridge!
June 27: Visit to granite warehouse.


Subfloor insulation




Framing begins




Kitchen walls removed


Framing in progress by the end of June:

Granite!

Took a trip to IRG to take a look at materials for the kitchen countertop. Most likely we'll be going with granite but will consider quartz. Did not even glance at the beautiful marble -- I don't have the personality to handle marble aging gracefully.

Here are some of the ones we are considering...

Arctic Rainbow - Brown granite from Canada
This was my favorite last time we took a look at granite. However, it wasn't available in the showroom I visited. It's located in their other one...further away.


Volga Blue - Blue granite from Ukraine
Another favored one (that I don't really care for). Too dark. It'll hide every spill and stain, making it hard to actually clean ironically. But best price!


Blue Pearl - Blue Granite from Norway
Similar to Volga Blue but lighter. More of a charcoal gray color than black. Very uniform grain.


Lemurian Blue - Blue Granite from Madagascar
Like the inside of an abalone shell. Only saw a tiny portion of this since the slabs were hidden behind another gigantic slab of something else.


Blue Louise - Blue Quartzite from Brazil
The absolutely most beautiful piece! (Picture does not do it justice.) And, of course, the most expensive. Price is 4 times that of the Volga Blue. It's so expensive that they sell it in smaller slabs compared to the other granites. haha!


Notice a blue theme? :p